## Abstract ## Background Cardiac surgery, traditionally conducted via median sternotomy, has been recently forwarded by progressively advanced technology facilitating sternalโsparing minimally invasive, access to the heart. Robotic systems, comprised of miniaturized surgical instruments mounted o
Wrestling over robotic surgery
โ Scribed by Bryn Nelson
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 821 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1934-662X
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