A comparative study of robot-assisted and traditional surgeries in the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures based on 1-year follow-up observation.

Journal: Bio-medical materials and engineering
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are conflicting results for robot-assisted (RA) pedicle screw fixation compared with freehand (FH) pedicle screw fixation.

Authors

  • Xu-Qi Hu
    Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
  • Hui-Gen Lu
    Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
  • Xiao Zhou
    College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092, Shanghai, China; Centre for Water Systems, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK.
  • Min-Jie Hu
    Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
  • Xue-Kang Pan
    Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
  • Bao Chen
    Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing College, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejing, China.
  • Ye-Feng Yu
    Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.