Robotic surgery is a rapidly evolving field that will potentially play a pivotal role in future patient care. There are specific challenges that needs circumventing for each surgical specialty. This article discusses the current robotic surgical systems that have been developed or are currently in development for its application in hand surgery, which has its own unique complexity of comprising both bony and soft tissue procedures. Although robotics has been applied to a wide range of surgical specialties, its precise role in hand surgery remains a subject of further research. We delve into how this new technology is changing the landscape of the management of hand conditions, in both bony and microsurgical procedures, and future directions of this evolving field.
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