Robot-navigated pedicle screw insertion can reduce intraoperative blood loss and length of hospital stay: analysis of 1,633 patients utilizing propensity score matching.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
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Abstract

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Navigation and robotic technologies have emerged as an alternative option to conventional freehand techniques for pedicle screw insertion. However, the effectiveness of these technologies in reducing the perioperative complications of spinal fusion surgery remains limited due to the small cohort size in the existing literature.

Authors

  • Tomoyuki Asada
    Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.
  • Chad Z Simon
    Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  • Amy Z Lu
    Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  • Samuel Adida
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
  • Marcel Dupont
    Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  • Philip M Parel
    Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  • Joshua Zhang
    Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  • Satyaj Bhargava
    Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  • Kyle W Morse
    Sports Medicine Institute Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
  • James E Dowdell
    Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
  • Sravisht Iyer
    Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.
  • Sheeraz A Qureshi
    Hospital for Special Surgery.