Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Juuso Heikkinen, Soumen Das De, Jarkko Jokihaara, Kati Jaatinen, Rachelle Buchbinder, Teemu Karjalainen
Summary: There is a significant evidence gap in the research on the efficacy of hand surgery, especially for chronic hand conditions. More studies comparing hand surgery with non-operative care are needed to determine the optimal care for patients with hand conditions.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Huan Liu, Mario Selvaggio, Pasquale Ferrentino, Rocco Moccia, Salvatore Pirozzi, Umberto Bracale, Fanny Ficuciello
Summary: The article introduces the design, development, and preliminary evaluation of the MUSHA Hand II, a multifunctional hand with force sensors for robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery. The hand features three underactuated fingers with force sensors, allowing for different modes of operation and enhancing adaptivity and compliance. The hand has been demonstrated to effectively enhance the functionality of a robotic surgical system and overcome the limits on force sensing in laparoscopic surgery.
IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shinichiro Nakada, Yuichiro Otsuka, Jun Ishii, Tetsuya Maeda, Kazutaka Kimura, Yu Matsumoto, Yuko Ito, Hideaki Shimada, Kimihiko Funahashi, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Hironori Kaneko
Summary: In this retrospective study, researchers found that the predictor of conversion to hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) in laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) was a tumor located in segments 7 or 8. Conversion to HALS did not result in significantly different blood loss compared to direct selection of HALS, and there were similar operation time, hospital stay, and severe complication rates.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Jianxing Yang, Yan Xiong, Xiaohong Chen, Yuanxi Sun, Wensheng Hou, Rui Chen, Shandeng Huang, Long Bai
Summary: Research has designed a novel Bone Connection Robotic Hand with variable stiffness capability, which maximizes reliability of bone-robot connection and minimizes trauma, meeting the clinical practice requirements. The theoretical analysis based on particle jamming provides references for this research and related studies.
JOURNAL OF BIONIC ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kelly Bettina Currie, Kashyap Komarraju Tadisina, Susan E. Mackinnon
Summary: Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, de Quervain tenosynovitis, and thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis can be associated with significant disability, and first-line treatment includes steroid injection, immobilization, or both. For patients who do not respond to noninvasive therapy or for progressive disease despite conservative therapy, surgical treatment is safe and effective.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Surgery
S. Wabitsch, W. Schoening, A. Kaestner, P. K. Haber, C. Benzing, F. Krenzien, K. Lenz, M. Schmelzle, J. Pratschke
Summary: This study compared the use of multi-incision and hand-assisted laparoscopic techniques in minimally invasive liver surgery, finding them to be equivalent in terms of perioperative outcomes, with HALS potentially helpful for complex procedures during early stages of the learning curve.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marcello Covino, Camillo Fulchignoni, Silvia Pietramala, Marco Barbaliscia, Francesco Franceschi, Giulio Maccauro, Gianfranco Merendi, Lorenzo Rocchi
Summary: This paper retrospectively examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hand trauma patients in an Italian hospital's hand surgery department. The study found a decrease in the number of patients over the past year, a slight increase in patient age, an increase in the severity of cases, and changes in the location and type of injuries.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kyra Sierakowski, Manraj N. Kaur, Kathleen Sanchez, Gregory Bain, Stefan J. Cano, Philip Griffin, Anne Klassen, Andrea L. Pusic, Don Lalonde, Nicola R. Dean
Summary: This study aimed to develop a patient-reported outcome measure (HAND-Q) for patients with hand conditions, refining it based on input from patients and clinician experts. Two top-level domains of health-related quality of life and satisfaction with treatment outcomes were identified as key factors.
Article
Surgery
Lauren A. Jacobson, Shuting S. Zhong, Susan E. Mackinnon, Christine B. Novak, J. Megan M. Patterson
Summary: This study evaluated the gender representation of surgeon speakers at hand surgery meetings, and found that female surgeons were still underrepresented. Although there was a significant improvement in 2020 compared with 2010, continued effort and support for speaker diversity are essential.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
A. Najafinejad, M. H. Korayem
Summary: This paper focuses on reducing errors caused by hand tremors in microsurgery, using different methods to minimize the effects of the Leap Motion sensor and hand tremors on the surgical process.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius, Zygimantas Kuliesius, Robertas Stasys Samalavicius, Renatas Tikuisis, Edgaras Smolskas, Zilvinas Gricius, Povilas Kavaliauskas, Audrius Dulskas
Summary: This study reported the overall experience, perioperative and long-term survival results of hand assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) for colorectal cancer in a single tertiary referral center in Lithuania. The surgery was found to be feasible and safe, with the advantages of minimally invasive surgery, good perioperative parameters, adequate oncological quality, and excellent survival.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natasha Emma Picardo, Harriet Walker, Qureish Vanat, Bafiq Nizar, Tomas Madura, Rajive Jose
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the Birmingham hand centre in the UK underwent a significant service reconfiguration to ensure robust and safe provision of care, leading to reduced patient footfall and hospital admission while preventing intra-hospital viral transmission. Many of the changes made during this time have been kept as permanent adjustments, resulting in higher patient satisfaction and increased efficacy in combating further peaks in the pandemic.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Phoebe N. Miller, Fernanda Romero-Hernandez, Patricia Conroy, Lucia Calthorpe, Mignote Yilma, Sarah Mohamedaly, Yvonne M. Kelly, Jean Feng, Kenzo Hirose, Kimberly Kirkwood, Ajay Maker, Carlos Corvera, Eric Nakakura, Adnan Alseidi, Mohamed A. Adam
Summary: Compared with LDP, HALDP was associated with increased likelihood of postoperative hernia with insufficient evidence that HALDP shortens operative times.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Francisco del Pinal
Summary: The study showed that all patients diagnosed with CRPS actually had specific underlying conditions explaining their clinical symptoms, and most patients who underwent surgery had a favorable outcome.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Philippa Seika, Matthias Biebl, Jonas Raakow, Dino Kroell, Candan Cetinkaya-Hosgoer, Peter Thuss-Patience, Max Magnus Maurer, Eva Maria Dobrindt, Johann Pratschke, Christian Denecke
Summary: Experienced laparoscopic surgeons require a minimum of 44 cases to achieve technical competence for performing total gastrectomy. After completing the learning curve, the operation time decreases, but quality criteria remains unchanged.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)