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ArticleNeurospine2021

Simultaneous Robotic Single Position Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Bilateral Sacropelvic Fixation in Lateral Decubitus.

Martin H Pham, Luis Daniel Diaz-Aguilar, Vrajesh Shah, Michael Brandel, Joshua Loya, Ronald A Lehman

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Article in Neurospine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Single position L5-S1 lateral ALIF with simultaneous robotic posterior fixation is safe and improves regional alignment and lordosis distribution index.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 · 2024
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  6. [History and trends of robot-assisted spine surgery].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024
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  16. Single-position circumferential lumbar spinal fusion: an overview of terminology, concepts, rationale and the current evidence base.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 · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Martin H PhamDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
Luis Daniel Diaz-AguilarDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
Vrajesh ShahDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
Michael BrandelDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
Joshua LoyaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
Ronald A LehmanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single position lateral fusion reduces the need for a secondary surgery and robotic guidance allows for potentially higher accuracy of screw placement. We expand the role of robotics with a simultaneous workflow where 2 surgeons can work in single position surgery and discuss the technical feasibility of placement of S2-alar-iliac (S2AI) screws in the lateral position. A 70-year-old male presented with chronic back pain and bilateral leg pain with the left side worse than the right. He subsequently underwent an L3-S1 oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) with a minimally invasive L3-ilium robotic posterior spinal fixation simultaneously in single lateral position with S2AI screws. The software planning requisite of robotics allowed for a preoperative plan where lumbar cortical screws were used to line up with bilateral S2AI screws. Intraoperatively, the OLIF was performed anterior to the patient which allowed for a second surgeon to perform the posterior stage of screw placement simultaneously in overlapping fashion during OLIF exposure. Once all screws were placed, the OLIF discectomy and cage placement were completed. As the OLIF incision is closed, rodding proceeds posteriorly with subsequent closure simultaneously as well. Operative time from skin incision to skin closure was 3 hours and 47 minutes. We present here a novel technical report on the recommended workflow of simultaneous robotic single position surgery OLIF and demonstrate the feasibility of placement of sacroiliac fixation in the lateral decubitus position. We believe this technique to be minimally invasive, effective, with the benefit of shortening valuable operating room case time.

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MazorMinimally invasive surgical proceduresRoboticsS2-alar-iliacSacropelvic fixation

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PMID34218623
PMCPMC8255773

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