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ArticleNeurosurgical focus: Video2026

Robot-assisted, minimally invasive spinal tumor resection and posterior spinal fusion.

Alexa Semonche, Rahul Sastry, Cecilia Dalle Ore, Robert C Osorio, Conor Grady, Alekos Theologis, Aaron J Clark

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Article in Neurosurgical focus: Video, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alexa SemoncheDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; and.
Rahul SastryDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; and.
Cecilia Dalle OreDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; and.
Robert C OsorioDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; and.
Conor GradyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; and.
Alekos TheologisDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Aaron J ClarkDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; and.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Integrating robotics with neuronavigation and tubular dilation enables minimally invasive posterior stabilization and tumor resection. A 40-year-old woman presented with diffuse spinal metastases with spinal cord compression. This surgical video demonstrates the authors' entire minimally invasive workflow for robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw placement, arthrodesis, and navigated tubular resection. The authors review their institutional experience with 14 cases using this workflow. The advantages of this approach include the high accuracy of pedicle screw placement, minimal blood loss, and expedited time to postoperative chemoradiation therapy compared to traditional open, nonrobotic approaches. The video can be found here: https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2026.4.FOCVID25225.

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minimally invasive spine surgeryrobotic spine surgeryspinal metastases

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PMID42529776
PMCPMC13418642

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