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. 2022 Oct;16(S2):S44-S49.
doi: 10.14444/8276. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Can Robotic Spine Surgery Become the Standard of Care?

Alexander M Satin  1 , Stanley Kisinde  1 , Isador H Lieberman  2
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Can Robotic Spine Surgery Become the Standard of Care?

Alexander M Satin et al. Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Concerns regarding traditional techniques led to the development of robotic systems to facilitate the safe and accurate placement of pedicle screws. The Mazor Spine Assist was the first robotic spine surgery (RSS) platform to receive US Food and Drug Administration approval in 2004. Since then, there has been a steady increase in the application of RSS with several additional iterations of the Mazor platform and other competing systems receiving approval. As the indications, potential benefits, and utilization of RSS continue to expand, the question naturally arises as to whether RSS will eventually become the standard of care for spine surgery. In this article, we review the available evidence and experience with RSS and discuss the potential for RSS to become the medical standard of care.

Keywords: minimally invasive spine surgery; robotic spine surgery; standard of care.

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