Title :
A system for computer and robot assisted knee implantation
Author :
Martelli, S. ; Beltrame, F. ; Dario, P. ; Fadda, M. ; Marcacci, M. ; Marcenaro, G. ; Visani, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. di Biomeccanica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
This paper describes the first implementation of a system for assisting the surgeon before and during the implant of a knee prosthesis. The semi-automatic procedure we are testing lets the surgeon plan the intervention on a workstation SUN, and aims at the execution of precise resections. Cuts are performed by a robotic manipulator, after a matching phase based on some markers inserted in the femur and the tibia before the pre-operative CT analysis.
Keywords :
bone; computerised tomography; manipulators; medical computing; medical robotics; orthopaedics; prosthetics; surgery; computer assisted knee implantation; femur; knee prosthesis; preoperative CT analysis; robot assisted knee implantation; robotic manipulator; tibia; Facsimile; Robots; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761359
