Da Vinci Robotic Assistance for Anterolateral Lumbar Arthrodesis: Results of a French Multicentric Study.

Journal: World neurosurgery
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The da Vinci robot (DVR) is the most widely used robot in abdominal, urological, and gynecological surgery. Due to its minimally invasive approach, the DVR has demonstrated its effectiveness and improved safety in these different disciplines. The aim of our study was to report its use in an anterior approach of complex lumbar surgery.

Authors

  • Stanislas Loniewski
    Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Maison Blanche, CHU de Reims, Reims, France. Electronic address: stanislasloniewski@gmail.com.
  • Kaissar Farah
    Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
  • Nacer Mansouri
    Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Central, CHRU Nancy, Nancy, France.
  • Faisal Albader
    Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
  • Nicla Settembre
    Department of Vascular surgery, Hôpitaux de Brabois, CHRU Nancy, Nancy, France.
  • Claude-Fabien Litré
    Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Maison Blanche, CHU de Reims, Reims, France.
  • Serguei Malikov
    Department of Vascular surgery, Hôpitaux de Brabois, CHRU Nancy, Nancy, France.
  • Stéphane Fuentes
    Department of Spine Surgery, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France.