Computer Navigation in Orthopedic Trauma: Safer Surgeries With Less Irradiation and More Precision

The Great Unknown—A systematic literature review about risk associated with intraoperative imaging during orthopaedic surgeries

“…Cone beam CT-based, image-guided surgery allows the surgeon to step away from the patient during imaging, which eliminates radiation exposure to the surgeon [32].…”

“…Radiation times in kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty must be reduced by using intermittent fluoroscopy [66]. In addition, new techniques, such as CAOS can reduce the total fluoroscopy time [32,50,51].…”

“…A similar result was reported from a review about computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery (CAOS). [32] Another review found that the annual radiation doses did not reach the permissible upper dose limit suggested by the ICRP. Minimally invasive procedures were associated with increased radiation dose, and junior surgeons were at higher risk of radiation exposure compared to seniors.…”

“…Only a few reviews reporting about radiation exposure of surgeons were found during the literature search [1,2,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. Of the 12 reviews, 4 were identified as appropriate.…”

Computer-Assisted Virtual Autopsy Using Surgical Navigation Techniques

“…In some cases, the information gathered is used to control a robotic actuator [3]. Surgeons and patients benefit from the better intervention planning, increased accuracy, reduced radiation exposure, and shorter operation times [4].…”