Endoscopic exploration and repair of brachial plexus with telerobotic manipulation: A cadaver trial: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 659-664

  Mantovani, Gustavo ^a   Liverneaux, Philippe ^c   Garcia Jr , Jose Carlos ^b   Berner, Stacey H ^d   Bednar, Michael S ^e   Mohr, Catherine J ^f  

^a HOSPITAL BENEFICÊNCIA PORTUGUESA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^d SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Endoscopy; Peripheral nerve; Robotic microsurgery

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CADAVER; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPINEURAL MICROSURGICAL SUTURE TECHNIQUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE LESION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURING METHOD; TELEROBOTIC MANIPULATION; TELESURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 80052361956     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.3.JNS10931     Document Type: Article

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