ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2019
Accuracy of Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement for Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Comparative Cohort Study.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of robotic-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation for thoracolumbar fractures: a randomized, controlled clinical trial.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Trial
- A comparison of ultrasound volume navigation, O-arm navigation, and X-ray guidance for screw placement in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a randomized controlled trial.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Trial
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- Expanded Indications for Hybrid Spinal Fixation Systems; Combined Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation and Open Approaches.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
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- 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
- Mid-term efficacy of non-contact orthopedic robot navigation in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- A Network Meta-Analysis Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Pedicle Screw Placement Techniques Using Intraoperative Conventional, Navigation, Robot-Assisted, and Augmented Reality Guiding Systems.International journal of spine surgery · 2024Article
- Three-dimensional-printed guide plate for direct percutaneous pedicle screw implantation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery: a retrospective study of 162 patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Efficacy of computer-assisted robotic based clinical training program for spinal oncology education on pedicle screw placement.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
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- Robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture treatment and risk factor screening for postoperative refracture.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- The positional consistency between guidewire and cannulated or solid screw in robot-assisted spinal internal fixation surgery.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND With the in-depth development of minimally invasive spine surgery in recent years, robot- and computer-assisted technologies have been increasingly used and successfully applied to spinal surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 60 patients with grade I or II lumbar spondylolisthesis who underwent minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) from January 2017 to December 2017. A robot-assisted surgical system was used in 30 patients for pedicle screw placement. The other 30 patients underwent fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw placement. RESULTS There were 130 screws placed under fluoroscopic guidance, with 26.2% penetration of the pedicle wall. There were 130 screws placed in robotic-assisted surgery, with 6.2% penetration of the pedicle wall. Severe screw deviation (Neo grade III) was identified in 4 screws in the fluoroscopy-guided group, while no severe deviation was noted in the robot-assisted group. In the fluoroscopic group, 15.6% of screws penetrated the superior articular process, and 2.1% screws had severe complications (Babu grade III). However, only 5.1% of screws in the robot-assisted group had severe complications. The mean screw insertion angle was significantly greater in the robot-assisted group than in the fluoroscopy-guided group (23.8±6.1° vs. 18.4±7.2°, P=0.017). CONCLUSIONS Compared to fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw placement, robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw placement has the following advantages: greater accuracy, lower incidences of screw penetration of the pedicle wall and invasion of the facet joints, and better screw insertion angle. Combined with MIS-TLIF, robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw placement is an effective minimally invasive treatment for lumbar spondylolisthesis.
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