Accuracy and Safety of Robot-Assisted versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Posterior C1 Lateral Mass and C2 Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation for Atlantoaxial Dislocation: A Preliminary Study.

Journal: BioMed research international
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy, efficiency, and safety of robotic assistance (RA) and conventional fluoroscopy guidance for the placement of C1 lateral mass and C2 pedicle screws in posterior atlantoaxial fusion.

Authors

  • Jiheng Zhan
    Department of orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
  • Wenke Xu
    Department of orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
  • Jinhao Lin
    Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
  • Jiyao Luan
    Postdoctoral Research Station, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
  • Yu Hou
    Division of Computational Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
  • Yufeng Wang
    People's Hospital of Gaoxin, 768 Fudong Road, Weifang 261205, China.
  • Yongjin Li
    Department of orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
  • Bolai Chen
    Department of orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
  • Dingkun Lin
    Department of orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
  • Shudong Chen
    Department of orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.