Fluoroscopy time analysis of a prospective, multi-centre study comparing robotic- and fluoroscopic-guided placement of percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation for short segment minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery.
Aria M JamshidiDustin H MasselJason I LiounakosZmira SilmanChristopher R GoodSamuel R SchroerluckeAndrew CannestraVictor HsuJae LimFaissal ZahrawiPedro M RamirezThomas M SweeneyMichael Y WangPublished in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2020)
RG was associated with significantly lower fluoroscopy times compared to FG. This suggests that utilization of robotic navigation systems may result in decreased operative radiation exposure, which is a growing concern for surgeons performing minimally invasive spine surgery.