ReviewHSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery2021
Overview of Robotic Technology in Spine Surgery.
Review in HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 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
- 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
- Robotic navigation assistance for spinal fixation in Marfan syndrome: a case report addressing anatomical challenges.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a new robotic spinal surgical system for K-wire placement characterized by tracker registration and lateral force sensing.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Spinal Robotics in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Key Concepts and Technical Considerations.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2025Review
- Robotic spine surgery compared with fluoroscopic-assisted surgery: advantages, disadvantages, future perspectives.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Visuohaptic Feedback in Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery for Pedicle Screw Placement.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted three column trans-intervertebral osteotomy by combined navigated trajectories: A feasibility study and technical report.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Status and Promising Potential of Robotic Spinal Surgery Systems.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Review
- Early Experiences With Single-Position Prone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Safety and Outcomes.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Article
- Level-specific comparison of 3D navigated and robotic arm-guided screw placement: an accuracy assessment of 1210 pedicle screws in lumbar surgery.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2024Article
- [Brief history and application prospect of robotic spine surgery].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Top 25 Most-Cited Articles on Robotic-Assisted Lumbar Spine Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2024Article
- Advantages of robot-assisted PKP under local anesthesia in the treatment of OVCF: a retrospective, non-randomized, controlled, clinical study.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Floor-Mounted Robotic Pedicle Screw Placement in Lumbar Spine Surgery: An Analysis of 1,050 Screws.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Accuracies of various types of spinal robot in robot-assisted pedicle screw insertion: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Step-by-step guide to robotic-guided minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF).Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2023Review
- [Does navigation still have a value in trauma surgery?]Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Review
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Abstract
As robotics in spine surgery has progressed over the past 2 decades, studies have shown mixed results on its clinical outcomes and economic impact. In this review, we highlight the evolution of robotic technology over the past 30 years, discussing early limitations and failures. We provide an overview of the history and evolution of currently available spinal robotic platforms and compare and contrast the available features of each. We conclude by summarizing the literature on robotic instrumentation accuracy in pedicle screw placement and clinical outcomes such as complication rates and briefly discuss the future of robotic spine surgery.
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