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ArticleNeurosurgical focus: Video2025

Robot-assisted cervical screw placement for atlantoaxial fixation.

Meghana Bhimreddy, A Daniel Davidar, Arjun K Menta, Tej D Azad, Nicholas Theodore, Daniel Lubelski

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6 authors.

Meghana BhimreddyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
A Daniel DavidarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Arjun K MentaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Tej D AzadDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Nicholas TheodoreDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Daniel LubelskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Robotic navigation has primarily been used for instrumentation in the thoracic and lumbar spine. The cervical spine, on the other hand, is a less common site for robot-assisted screw placement. Furthermore, the anatomical complexity and presence of adjacent vascular structures in this region necessitates high placement accuracy. This operative video illustrates the placement of C1 lateral mass and C2 pars screws for a posterior C1-2 fusion using the ExcelsiusGPS surgical robot in a patient with spinal cord compression secondary to a retro-odontoid pannus. The video can be found here: https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2025.4.FOCVID2510.

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atlantoaxial fixationC1–2 fusioncervical screwExcelsiusGPSrobot-assisted

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PMID40747272
PMCPMC12308738

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