Retrospective Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Open Monosegmental Lumbar Fusion, and Impact of Virtual Reality on Surgical Planning and Strategy.

Samer Zawy AlsofyMakoto NakamuraChristian EweltKonstantinos KafchitsasMarc LewitzStephanie SchipmannEric Suero MolinaAntonio SantacroceRalf Stroop

Published in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery (2021)

In patients with monosegmental degenerative or isthmic spondylolisthesis, MIS fusion was advantageous concerning perioperative complication rates and perioperative surgical outcomes, but disadvantageous regarding fusion and reoperation rates compared to open fusion. 3D-VR-based analysis of sectional images significantly influenced the recommended surgical planning.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
virtual reality
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
optical coherence tomography
machine learning