Review
Robotics in orthopedic surgery
Li Chuan, Ruan Mo, Su Yongyue, Meng Xuhan, Feng Fanzhe, Xu Yongqing
Published 2021-03-15
Cite as Chin J Orthop Trauma, 2021, 23(3): 272-276. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115530-20210119-00033
Abstract
Surgical robots, as a new means for surgeons, have been gradually applied in orthopedics. Initially, the development of orthopedic robots was stagnant for a long time because of limited techniques available, clumsy equipment, high costs, and low market demands. The recent decade has witnessed rapid growth of artificial intelligence in all walks of life, increasing investment in research and development, reducing manufacture costs and expanding demands for precise and individualized medical treatment so that a wide variety of novel and ingenious robotic systems have been proposed, prototyped, and commercialized in most of the major procedures in orthopedic surgery, including knee and hip replacements, cruciate ligaments surgery, spine surgery, corrective osteotomy, bone tumor surgery, and trauma surgery. This review depicts the history of development and future prospects in application of surgical robots in the field of orthopedics.
Key words:
Robots; Orthopaedics; Surgical procedures
Contributor Information
Li Chuan
Orthopeadic Surgery, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Kunming 650032, China
Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650504, China
Ruan Mo
Orthopeadic Surgery, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Kunming 650032, China
Su Yongyue
Orthopeadic Surgery, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Kunming 650032, China
Meng Xuhan
Orthopeadic Surgery, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Kunming 650032, China
Feng Fanzhe
Orthopeadic Surgery, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Kunming 650032, China
Xu Yongqing
Orthopeadic Surgery, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Kunming 650032, China