Robot-assisted free toe pulp transfer: feasibility study.

The current tendency of microsurgery is heading toward supermicrosurgery and microsurgery assisted by robotics. The aim of this work was to study the feasibility of a free hallux hemipulp transfer with a surgical robot in a cadaveric model. We used a human body.

New frontiers in hand arthroscopy.

This article covers new and emerging techniques in small joint arthroscopy in the hand. Recent improvement in the quality of small joint scopes and advancement in techniques have allowed for many new small joint arthroscopic procedures in the hand. The arthroscopic classification for thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis as well as treatment of each stage are described.

Endoscopic exploration and repair of brachial plexus with telerobotic manipulation: a cadaver trial.

Object: The aim of this paper was to develop an effective minimally invasive approach to brachial plexus surgery and to determine the feasibility of using telerobotic manipulation to perform a diagnostic dissection and microsurgical repair of the brachial plexus utilizing an entirely endoscopic approach.

Methods: The authors performed an endoscopic approach using 3 supraclavicular portals in 2 fresh human cadaver brachial plexuses with the aid of the da Vinci telemanipulation system. Dissection was facilitated inflating the area with CO(2) at 4 mm Hg pressure.

Is haptic feedback necessary to microsurgical suturing? Comparative study of 9/0 and 10/0 knot tying operated by 24 surgeons.

Robotically assisted telemanipulators are often criticised for their lack of direct haptic feedback. However, robotically assisted microsurgical sutures have already been achieved successfully. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that haptic feedback is not necessary in microsurgery.

Dynamic splinting in wrist extension following distal radius fractures.

Background: Wrist flexion contracture is a common pathology which presents secondary to distal radius fractures. Joint stability, restoration and early mobilization are frequently achieved through surgical treatment after such an injury. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the initial effect of dynamic splinting on wrist extension (active range of motion), in both surgical and non-surgical patients following distal radius fractures.

Metacarpophalangeal arthroscopy: technique and applications.

Metacarpophalangeal joint arthroscopy is an emerging and useful tool for the upper extremity surgeon. Equipment, operating room set-up, and techniques are reviewed. Indications for diagnostic and therapeutic metacarpophalangeal joint arthroscopy are presented, including several relevant applications.