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Robotic Surgery And Training: Electromyographic Correlates Of Robotic Laparoscopic Training, Timothy N. Judkins, D. Oleynikov, N. Karazaki, Nikolaos Stergiou
Robotic Surgery And Training: Electromyographic Correlates Of Robotic Laparoscopic Training, Timothy N. Judkins, D. Oleynikov, N. Karazaki, Nikolaos Stergiou
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Background: Robotic laparoscopic surgery has been shown to decrease task completion time, reduce errors, and decrease training time when compared to manual laparoscopic surgery. However, current literature has not addressed physiological effects, in particular muscle responses, to training with a robotic surgical system. We seek to determine the frequency response of electromyographic (EMG) signals of specific arm and hand muscles with training using the da Vinci Surgical System (dVSS).
Methods: Seven right-handed medical students were trained in three tasks with da Vinci Surgical System over four weeks. These subjects, along with eight controls, were tested before and after …