A prospective cohort study of the accuracy and safety of robot-assisted minimally invasive spinal surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robot-assisted open surgery (RA-OS) is now commonly used in traditional open-exposure spinal screw placement surgery. With the help of robots, robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RA-MIS) can achieve less bleeding and less tissue damage in percutaneous screw insertion. While the research comparing the safety and accuracy of screw placement between RA-MIS and RA-OS is insufficient. This study aims to compare the effects of RA-MIS and RA-OS in thoracic and lumbar spine.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study evaluating 208 patients undergoing robot-assisted screw insertions from July 2020 to September 2021. Age, BMI, gender, screws accuracy, screws Gertzbein-Robbins grade, small joint invasion and perioperative outcomes (operation time, blood loss, postop

SUBMITTER: Fan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8832639 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature