Robotics in spine surgery: systematic review of literature

IB Lopez, A Benzakour, A Mavrogenis… - International …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Over 4.83 million spine surgery procedures are performed annually around the
world. With the considerable caseload and the precision needed to achieve optimal spinal …

Learning curves in robot-assisted spine surgery: a systematic review and proposal of application to residency curricula

Z Pennington, BF Judy, HM Zakaria, N Lakomkin… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Spine robots have seen increased utilization over the past half decade with the
introduction of multiple new systems. Market research expects this expansion to continue …

Augmented reality in minimally invasive spine surgery: early efficiency and complications of percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation

AJ Butler, MW Colman, J Lynch, FM Phillips - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Augmented reality (AR) employs an optical
projection directly onto the user's retina, allowing complex image overlay on the natural …

Learning curves in robotic neurosurgery: a systematic review

NA Shlobin, J Huang, C Wu - Neurosurgical review, 2022 - Springer
The transition to performing procedures robotically generally entails a period of adjustment
known as a learning curve as the surgeon develops a familiarity with the technology …

Operative time and learning curve between fluoroscopy-based instrument tracking and robot-assisted instrumentation for patients undergoing minimally invasive …

TY Wang, VA Mehta, EW Sankey, S Lavoie… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Instrument-navigation modalities including CT-guided and robot-assisted
methods claim both efficacy and accuracy when applied to spine surgery, yet often increase …

Initial Intraoperative Experience with Robotic-Assisted Pedicle Screw Placement with Cirq® Robotic Alignment: An Evaluation of the First 70 Screws

M Pojskić, M Bopp, C Nimsky, B Carl, B Saβ - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Robot-guided spine surgery is based on a preoperatively planned trajectory
that is reproduced in the operating room by the robotic device. This study presents our initial …

Workflow and efficiency of robotic-assisted navigation in spine surgery

F Avrumova, A Sivaganesan, RK Alluri… - HSS Journal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The increasing interest in improving intraoperative workflow and efficiency is evident from
the growing body of literature on spinal robotics. The first robotic-assisted system for adult …

Learning curves for robotic-assisted spine surgery: an analysis of the time taken for screw insertion, robot setting, registration, and fluoroscopy

T Akazawa, Y Torii, J Ueno, T Umehara… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to clarify the learning curve for robotic-assisted spine
surgery. We analyzed the workflow in robotic-assisted spine surgery and investigated how …

Safety of robotic-assisted screw placement for spine surgery: experience from the initial 125 cases

T Akazawa, Y Torii, J Ueno, T Umehara… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The present study aimed to evaluate the safety of robot-assisted screw
placement in 125 cases after introducing a spinal robotics system and to identify the …

Accuracy of robotic-assisted pedicle screw placement comparing junior surgeons with expert surgeons: Can junior surgeons place pedicle screws as accurately as …

Y Torii, J Ueno, M Iinuma, A Yoshida, H Niki… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study was to verify whether a spine robotic system was
useful for junior surgeons. Methods Twenty-seven patients underwent posterior spinal fusion …