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Comparative study of 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes using robot-assisted pedicle screw fixation and freehand technique in posterior lumbar interbody fusion: A prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Ho-Joong KimKyoung-Tak KangHeoung-Jae ChunJi Sup HwangBong-Soon ChangChoon-Ki LeeJin S Yeom
Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2018)
One-year surgical outcomes including Visual Analog Scale, ODI and Short Form-36 did not differ between the two groups. The disc height in the proximal adjacent segment was significantly less decreased in the Robot-PLIF group than in the Freehand-PLIF group.
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