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ArticleNeurospine2020

Telerobotic Spinal Surgery Based on 5G Network: The First 12 Cases.

Wei Tian, Mingxing Fan, Cheng Zeng, Yajun Liu, Da He, Qi Zhang

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Article in Neurospine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05739812 (The Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Domestic Surgical Robot System in Urological Telesurgery, an Exploratory Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 73 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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73citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
34.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05739812 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Domestic Surgical Robot System in Urological Telesurgery, an Exploratory Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled100ConditionsRenal Cell Carcinoma, Adrenal Tumor, Nonfunctioning Kidney, Renal Pelvis CarcinomaArmstelesurgery by domestic surgical robot
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 244 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022
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  12. Global analysis and prospects of assisted pedicle screw placement surgery: a bibliometric study.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 · 2026
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  14. Letter to the editor concerning " 5G-Enabled remote Robotic-Assisted percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in single thoracolumbar fractures: initial clinical feasibility and safety evaluation " by L. Zhou, et al. (Eur spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09478-5).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 · 2026
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  15. 5G-Enabled remote Robotic-Assisted percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in single thoracolumbar fractures: initial clinical feasibility and safety evaluation.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 · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei TianSpine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mingxing FanSpine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Cheng ZengSpine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yajun LiuSpine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Da HeSpine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qi ZhangSpine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Peking University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and feasibility of 5th generation wireless systems (5G) telerobotic spinal surgery in our first 12 cases.

methodsA total of 12 patients (5 males, 7 females; age, 23-71 years) with spinal disorders (4 thoracolumbar fractures, 6 lumbar spondylolisthesis, 2 lumbar stenosis) were treated with 5G telerobotic spinal surgery. Sixty-two pedicle screws were implanted.

resultsAll patients had substantial relief from their symptoms. Screw placements were classified using Gertzbein-Robbins criteria. There were 59 grade A, 3 grade B. Mean operation time was 142.5 ± 46.7 minutes. Mean guiding wire insertion time was 41.3 ± 9.8 minutes. The deviation between the planned and actual positions was 0.76 ± 0.49 mm. No intraoperative adverse event was found.

conclusion5G remote robot-assisted spinal surgery is accurate and reliable. We conclude that 5G telerobotic spinal surgery is both efficacious and feasible for the management of spinal diseases with safety.

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5GOrthopaedicsRemote surgeryRobotic surgeryTelemedicineTelesurgery

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