Cervical Spine Navigation and Enabled Robotics: A New Frontier in Minimally Invasive Surgery.

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Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Radiation Exposure in Minimally Invasive Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026
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2. Accuracy and clinical characteristics of robot-assisted cervical spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International orthopaedics · 2024
   Pooled it
3. Robotic-assisted anterior and posterior cervical spine surgeries.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026
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4. Evidence-based clinical guideline for robot-assisted internal fixation of the upper cervical spine (2026 Edition).Chinese medical journal · 2026
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5. S8 Navigation system combined with an ultrasonic osteotome for three-dimensional real-time dynamic visualization decompression to reduce postoperative neurological deterioration in thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum.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 · 2025
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6. Scoping review of robotics technology in spinal surgery with highlights of the Annual Seattle Science Foundation Course.Annals of translational medicine · 2024
   Review
7. Surgical technique of 3D computer-assisted navigated posterior fixation of the upper cervical spine: illustration of three cases.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024
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8. Feasibility and safety report on robotic assistance for cervical pedicle screw fixation: a cadaveric study.Scientific reports · 2024
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9. Anterior cervical osteotomy of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis lesions with computer-assisted navigation surgery: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024
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10. Novelties for increased safety in cranio-vertebral surgery: a review.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023
    Review
11. To Be Trustworthy, the Robot Assisted Cervical Spine Surgery Needs More Than Accuracy Beyond Technological Limitations: Commentary on "Robotics in Cervical Spine Surgery: Feasibility and Safety of Posterior Screw Placement".Neurospine · 2023
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12. Robot-assisted atlantoaxial fixation: illustrative cases.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022
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13. Robot-assisted cervical pedicle screw placement using a novel hybrid dilator technique: A clinical series of 565 screws.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine
    Article

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

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