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A hexapod robot external fixator for computer assisted fracture reduction and deformity correction
Author(s) -
Seide K,
Faschingbauer M,
Wenzl M E,
Weinrich N,
Juergens C
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the international journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1478-596X
pISSN - 1478-5951
DOI - 10.1002/rcs.6
Subject(s) - hexapod , reduction (mathematics) , robot , computer science , kinematics , external fixator , simulation , deformity , software , artificial intelligence , surgery , medicine , physics , mathematics , geometry , classical mechanics , programming language
Using hexapod robot kinematics, an external fixator adjustable in all six spatial degrees of freedom was developed. As usual with a robot system, bone movements can be accomplished with high precision. Contrary to conventional external fixators any three‐dimensional movement is realisable without giving up stability or the necessity to change parts of the construction during the treatment. At first a manually controlled fixator with appropriate software was developed. Then electromotor elements were added, resulting in a “fracture reduction robot” and a fixator featuring load measurement capabilities was built. Finally the concept was extended into an “intelligent fixator” which will accomplish automatically controlled fracture and deformity treatment in the future. Copyright © 2004 Robotic Publications Ltd.