Development of interfaces for orthopaedic surgeons to control minimally invasive surgical robots during knee arthroscopy

This thesis uses a human centred design approach to explore novel approaches that allow a surgeon to cooperatively perform knee arthroscopies with a robot. This research consists of three studies, through which a set of insights about the challenges that surgeons face and ways to mitigate them was developed. The thesis contributes findings about key challenges orthopaedic surgeons face during knee arthroscopy, findings about surgeons’ preferences when interacting with a robot, and a novel method to elicit design feedback from surgeons.