Robotic-assisted spine surgery: history, efficacy, cost, and future trends

M D'Souza, J Gendreau, A Feng, LH Kim… - Robotic Surgery …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Robot-assisted spine surgery has recently emerged as a viable tool to enable less invasive
and higher precision surgery. The first-ever spine robot, the SpineAssist (Mazor Robotics …

Navigation and robotics in spinal surgery: where are we now?

SC Overley, SK Cho, AI Mehta, PM Arnold - Neurosurgery, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Spine surgery has experienced much technological innovation over the past several
decades. The field has seen advancements in operative techniques, implants and biologics …

Safety and accuracy of robot-assisted versus fluoroscopy-assisted pedicle screw insertion in thoracolumbar spinal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

X Han, W Tian, Y Liu, B Liu, D He, Y Sun… - Journal of neurosurgery …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The object of this study was to compare the safety and accuracy of pedicle
screw placement using the TiRobot system versus conventional fluoroscopy in …

Image-guided navigation and robotics in spine surgery

RB Kochanski, JM Lombardi, JL Laratta… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Image guidance (IG) and robotics systems are becoming more widespread in their utilization
and can be invaluable intraoperative adjuncts during spine surgery. Both are highly reliant …

Safety and accuracy of robot-assisted placement of pedicle screws compared to conventional free-hand technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Fatima, E Massaad, M Hadzipasic, GM Shankar… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT The introduction and integration of robot technology into modern
spine surgery provides surgeons with millimeter accuracy for pedicle screw placement …

Frontiers of medical robotics: from concept to systems to clinical translation

J Troccaz, G Dagnino, GZ Yang - Annual review of biomedical …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Medical robotics is poised to transform all aspects of medicine—from surgical intervention to
targeted therapy, rehabilitation, and hospital automation. A key area is the development of …

Accuracy of robot-assisted placement of lumbar and sacral pedicle screws: a prospective randomized comparison to conventional freehand screw implantation

F Ringel, C Stüer, A Reinke, A Preuss, M Behr, F Auer… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Single-center prospective randomized controlled study. Objective. To
evaluate the accuracy of robot-assisted (RO) implantation of lumbar/sacral pedicle screws in …

Current applications of robotics in spine surgery: a systematic review of the literature

JR Joseph, BW Smith, X Liu, P Park - Neurosurgical focus, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Surgical robotics has demonstrated utility across the spectrum of surgery.
Robotics in spine surgery, however, remains in its infancy. Here, the authors systematically …

Robotic spine surgery: past, present, and future

DC Perfetti, S Kisinde, MP Rogers-LaVanne, AM Satin… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. The aim of this review is to present an overview
of robotic spine surgery (RSS) including its history, applications, limitations, and future …

Safety and accuracy of robot-assisted versus fluoroscopy-guided pedicle screw insertion for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: a matched cohort comparison

B Schatlo, G Molliqaj, V Cuvinciuc, M Kotowski… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Recent years have been marked by efforts to improve the quality and safety of
pedicle screw placement in spinal instrumentation. The aim of the present study is to …