A4: Robotics & Navigation Systems

Robotics and navigation systems for orthopaedic surgery have come a long way in the last 15 years. Systems have become smaller, easier to use, and more accurate. This workshop will consider a number of technological issues given by leading groups as well as presentations on a range of applications from clinicians using all the major robotic systems. One of the largest sources of error has been "registration" between the pre-operative model and the intra-operative system of patient and the CAOS device, and so this has been given a separate session.

The workshop will be presented by a number of internationally renowned speakers who are active in the technology and clinical application of navigation and robotics.

Date:	Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 14:00-18:15
Location:	The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre Puddle Dock Blackfriars London EC4V 3DB Great Britain
Room:	Clifford
Convener:	Brian L. Davies
Program:	Graeme Brookes (Stanmore Implants Ltd., London, UK) Using a sculptor hands-on robot for precision patient-specific implant surgery Ferdinando Rodriguez (Imperial College London, UK) Principles of registration in orthopaedic surgery JK Seon (Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Korea) Clinical experiences with Robodoc Antony Hodgson (University British Columbia, Canada) Proven versus predicted benefits of robots in orthopaedic surgery Mark Blythe (Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK) Clinical experiences with the MAKO robot for uni-condylar knee surgery Frank Lampe (Center for joint replacement, Hamburg, Germany) Clinical experiences with the Aesculap system in revision knee surgery Matias de la Fuente (Helmholtz-Institute, RWTH Aachen, Germany) Modular integration of surgical mini-robotics in CAOS Kirsten Schmieder (Neurosurgery Department, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany) Clinical experiences with the Mazor robot SpineAssist for spine surgery
Fees:	€ 85.- (workshop only) € 65.- (attendees of the main conference)