17/Apr/2024
Robotic and Plastic Surgery: actuality and prospects for the near future, a scoping review
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RW0710
ABSTRACT Objective This work aims to review the existing use of robotics in plastic surgery. Methods A meticulous selection process identified 22 articles relevant to this scoping review. Results The literature on the use of robotics in plastic surgery is sparse. Nonetheless, this review highlights emerging benefits in microsurgery, breast reconstruction, and transoral surgery. Conclusion This scoping review identifies critical articles reporting the emerging use of robotics in plastic surgery. While the scientific medical community has yet to extensively document […]
Keywords: Microsurgery; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Robotic surgical procedures; Surgery, plastic
02/Feb/2022
Minimally invasive swine spine surgery training: technical aspects, benefits, and anatomical limitations
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6318
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the technical specificities and feasibility of simulation of minimally invasive spine surgery in live pigs, as well as similarities and differences in comparison to surgery in humans. Methods A total of 22 Large White class swine models, weighing between 60 and 80kg, were submitted to surgical simulations, performed during theoretical-practical courses for training surgical techniques (microsurgical and endoscopic lumbar decompression; percutaneous pedicular instrumentation; lateral access to the thoracic spine, and anterior and retroperitoneal to the lumbar […]
Keywords: Decompression, surgical; Microsurgery; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Models, animal; Orthopedic procedures; Simulation training; Spine/surgery; Swine