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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810940003321

Titolo

Robotic surgery : applications and advances / / editors, Daniel O. Kendoff, Andrew D. Pearle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-78084-231-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Disciplina

610.285

Soggetti

Robotics in medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Robotic surgery: applications and advances; 1. History of surgical robotics; 2. Cardiovascular surgery; 3. Gastrointestinal surgery; 4. Neurosurgery; 5. Ear, nose and throat surgery; 6. Trauma surgery; 7. Orthopedic surgery: knee; 8. Orthopedic surgery: hip; 9. Gynecological surgery; 10. Robotics in orthopedic surgery: proven versus predicted benefits of commercially available systems; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Technical inventions in the surgical field are beginning to have a major impact on the development of instruments, implants and the operating room environment. This book brings together the current concepts and clinical use of robotic systems in most relevant surgical subspecialties, and outlines advantages and limitations specifically by each discipline.