Publisher Summary This chapter is concerned with computer-integrated interventional
medicine (CIIM). The technology used in interventional medicine has been computer-based …

Surgical robots have been used for many years in the field of medical sciences and
engineering. With sophisticated technology governing the world in recent years, surgical …

Gaining access to a surgical site via retracting neighboring tissue can result in complications
due to occlusion of the tissue blood supply resulting in ischemic damage. By incorporating …

The growing demand for complex and minimally invasive surgical interventions is driving the
search for ways to use computer-based information technology as a link between the …

Spinal Retractors Page 1 27 U. Vieweg, F. Grochulla (eds.), Manual of Spine Surgery, DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-22682-3_5, © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 5.2 Definition Most …

Delicate tissue encountered in surgery is prone to ischemic damage from grasping and
retracting especially by novice surgeons. Currently, there are no existing techniques to …

Within this chapter, we will illuminate the problems connected with the definition of spinal
instability which is basic to understand the mechanics of spinal stabilisation. The principles …

This is volume 73 of Advances in Computers. This series, which began publication in 1960,
is the oldest continuously published anthology that chronicles the ever-changing information …