NIH R01 · 2024
Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Femur Fracture Reduction
1 Long-bone fractures such as those in the femur afflict more than 430,000 Americans per year and are 2 rising due to the aging population. Such fractures are serious injuries that require surgery. Aligning the long bone 3 fragments requires high precision in the presence of a huge traction force and is performed manually by 4 orthopedic surgeons before fixation. Surgeons have limited visual feedback even with repeated X-ray images, 5 and rotational malalignment of 10° or more after fracture fixation occurs in 28% of patients. Complications include 6 malalignment or nonunion of bone fragments, leg shortening, soft tissue damage, and high exposure to X-ray 7 radiation. 8 This work proposes a…
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