Robotic assistance in lumbar fusion surgery: trends and patterns from 2016-2019.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Robotic-assisted spine surgery is an emerging field that is growing in utilization. Intraoperative robotic surgical units cost upwards of $600,000 for medical facilities to purchase. Despite significant cost barriers, these devices are highly marketable for hospitals and physicians.

Authors

  • Alejandro Pando
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 S Orange Ave, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. alejandro_pando@alumni.brown.edu.
  • Gabriel Hanna
    Lower Manhattan Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
  • Ira Goldstein
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 S Orange Ave, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.