Robot-Assisted Surgery
Definition
Robot-assisted surgery involves the use of a robot under the direction and guidance of a surgeon.
Purpose
Robot-assisted surgery provides many benefits in the surgical care of patients. Computer-assisted robots provide exact motion and trajectories to minimize the side-effects of surgical intervention. Surgeon-guided robotics allow the surgeon to access patient anatomy with smaller incisions.
Demographics
Patients undergoing surgical procedures classified as neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, radio surgery and radiotherapy, prostatectomy, endoscopy,
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