High-Definition 4K-3D Exoscope in Spine Surgery: A Single-Center Experience and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Binocular optical microscopy (OM) paved the way for a new era in brain and spine neurosurgery fields with the introduction of microsurgery. Despite its enormous contribution to modern neurosurgery, OM presents some intrinsic limitations that surgeons need to face during procedures such as prolonged non-ergonomic positions and decreased vision quality to the assistant eyepiece. To overcome these limitations, in recent years, new operative tools have been introduced, such as exoscopes. Here, we present our experience with exoscopes in spine surgery. Materials and Methods: In the period between January 2022 and December 2023, we gradually implemented the use of a high-definition 4K-3D exoscope (ORBEYE^TM, Olympus, Japan) in patients undergoin

SUBMITTER: Innocenti N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11434260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature