ArticleCureus2026
Single-Position Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Robotically Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation in the Lateral Decubitus Position: Preliminary Results and Nuances of an Emerging Technology.
Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionThis study reports a single-institution experience with robotically assisted single-position surgery for pedicle screw fixation and lateral lumbar interbody fusion in the lateral decubitus position (SL-ROB). Treatment outcomes, screw accuracy, and safety profile are discussed and compared with those of computed tomography-navigated surgery (SL-NAV).
methodsA retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed for all patients who underwent SL-ROB and SL-NAV from May 2018 to February 2020 at our institution (Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ). Data on patient demographics, intraoperative details, the accuracy of screw placement, radiation dose, and outcomes were collected. Continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test, and categorical variables were compared using the χ
resultsSeventeen patients (nine women and eight men) were enrolled. Ten underwent SL-ROB (mean (SD) age, 68.5 (7.5) years), and seven underwent SL-NAV (mean (SD) age, 59.0 (8.6) years). For the SL-ROB group, 11 levels were fused, and 40 pedicle screws were placed. The mean (SD) total operative duration, robot time, and time per screw were 4.6 (1.3) hours, 78 (48) minutes, and 7.0 (6.8) minutes, respectively. There were two instances of breach, and 32 of 34 (94%) screws had acceptable placement. Comparison of the SL-ROB and SL-NAV cohorts did not show significant differences in the mean operative time (p = 0.44) or treatment outcomes.
conclusionsThis series illustrates the efficiency and safety of SL-ROB. In comparison with SL-NAV, SL-ROB was associated with a similar operative time and improved screw placement accuracy. Operative efficiency improved over time in the SL-ROB cohort.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.