Robotics and Computer-Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery‪.‬

Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery is defined as the use of computers and robotic technology to assist the orthopaedist in providing musculoskeletal care. In the operating room, this technology includes; pre-operative planners, intraoperative navigation equipment, smart tools, and remote surgery technologies. Computers augment orthopaedic surgery by taking advantage of five fundamental characteristics; geometric precision, reproducibility, perfect "memory," lack of fatigue, and insensitivity to radiation. The synergy of these characteristics combined with an orthopaedic surgeon's inherent judgment, experience, adaptability, and knowledge is crucial to the success of computer-assisted orthopaedics. Definitions