SynthesisNeurosurgical review2020
Impact of robot-assisted spine surgery on health care quality and neurosurgical economics: A systemic review.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Spine-specific robots may offer superior screw placement accuracy in spinal surgery procedures. A systematic review and network and proportional meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Letter to editor: Are robot-assisted spinal fusion techniques better than conventional spinal fusion techniques in spinal cord surgeries? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Robot-assisted vs. manually guided stereoelectroencephalography for refractory epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of robotic spine surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2022Pooled it
- National Utilization of Navigation and Robotics in Inpatient Spinal Fusion Remains Low but is Increasing, 2016-2022.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Global research trends in artificial intelligence-integrated robot-assisted spine surgery: a bibliometric and visualized analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Budget impact analysis of robot-assisted versus conventional spine surgery in Spain.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Mapping the growth of robotic neurosurgery research: Insights from more than 5,000 publications and 100 top-cited papers.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Phantom and in vivo validation of a novel contactless registration method for robot-assisted SEEG surgery.Chinese neurosurgical journal · 2025Article
- Ninety-Day Complication and Revision Surgery Rates Using Navigated Robotics in Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery: A PRoGRSS Interim Analysis.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Recent progress in surgical treatment of cervical spine myelopathy - A narrative review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Enabling technology in adult spinal deformity.Spine deformity · 2025Review
- Surgical management of severe neglected adult idiopathic scoliosis: A review article on challenges and contemporary treatment strategies.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- The Silent Transformation of Stereotactic Brain Biopsies After the Introduction of Robotics.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2025Article
- Innovative Approaches for the Treatment of Spinal Disorders: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of robot-assisted versus fluoroscopically guided treatment of atlantoaxial dislocation in combination with high-riding vertebral artery: a preliminary study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Advancements in Imaging and Neurosurgical Techniques for Brain Tumor Resection: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Challenges in contemporary spinal robotics: encouraging spine surgeons to drive transformative changes in the development of future robotic platforms.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024Review
- Hybrid-3D robotic suite in spine and trauma surgery - experiences in 210 patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Feasibility and safety report on robotic assistance for cervical pedicle screw fixation: a cadaveric study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Whenever any new technology is introduced into the healthcare system, it should satisfy all three pillars of the iron triangle of health care, which are quality, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility. There has been quite advancement in the field of spine surgery in the last two decades with introduction of new technological modalities such as CAN and surgical robotic devices. MAZOR SpineAssist/Renaissance was the first robotic system to be approved for the use in spine surgeries in the USA in 2004. In this review, the authors sought to determine if the current literature supports this technology to be cost-effective, accessible, and improve the quality of care for individuals and populations by increasing the likelihood of desired health outcomes. Robotic-assisted surgery seems to provide perfection in surgical ergonomics and surgical dexterity, consequently improving patient outcomes. A lot of data is present on the accuracy, effectiveness, and safety of the robotic-guided technology which reflects remarkable improvements in quality of care, making its utility convincingly undisputable. The technology has been claimed to be cost-effective but there seems to be lack of data in the literature on this topic to validate this claim. Apart from just the outcome parameters, there is an immense need of studies on real-time cost-efficacy, patient perspective, surgeon and resident learning curve, and their experience with this new technology. Furthermore, new studies looking into increased utilities of this technology, such as brain and spine tumor resection, deep brain stimulation procedures, and osteotomies in deformity surgery, might authenticate the cost of the equipment.
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