conclusions implementing educational programs with the introduction of estimation techniques besides the use of manometer as a standard intraoperative monitoring will improve the safety of the practice. results the mean etcp after the in vitro survey was significantly lower than the mean etcp before the intervention (45 ± 13 vs. 51 ± 15 cm h2o, p = 0.002). the rate of measurements within the sa...

BACKGROUND Palpation is an important clinical test for jumper's knee. OBJECTIVES To (a) test the reproducibility of palpation tenderness, (b) evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of palpation in subjects with clinical symptoms of jumper's knee, and (c) determine whether tenderness to palpation may serve as a useful screening test for patellar tendinopathy. The yardstick for diagnosis of p...

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity Summary This thesis presents the design and performance of the Virtual Palpation Gripper, an early prototype of a remote palpation instrument intended for laparoscopic surgery. Psychophysical experiments related to this prototype are also described. In minimally invasive techniques, such as laparoscopic surgery, the interventions are performed with i...