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A Teleoperated Robotic System-Assisted Percutaneous Transiliac-Transsacral Screw Fixation Technique
Published on: January 6, 2023
When giants talk; robotic dialog during thoracolumbar and sacral surgery
Josh E Schroeder1, Saadit Houri2, Yoram A Weil2
1Orthopedic Complex, Hadasash Hebrew University Medical Center, Kiryat Hadassah, POB 12000, Jerusalem, Israel. Schroeder.josh@gmail.com.
Background:
Spinal trauma patients treated in a specialized hybrid operating room (OR) using two robotic systems communicating during surgery.
Methods:
Retrospective review of patients with thoracolumbar or sacral fractures who underwent surgical fixation between Jan 2017 to Jan 2020 with robotic-guided percutaneous pedicle screw insertion in the specialized hybrid OR with Robotic flat panel 3D C-arm (ArtisZeego) for intraoperative interventional imaging connected with the robotic-guidance platform Renaissance (Mazor Robotics).
Results:
Twenty eight surgeries were performed in 27 patients; 23 with traumatic spinal fractures, 4 with multi-level thoracolumbar compression fractures due to severe osteoporosis. Average patient age 49 (range 12-86). Average radiation exposure time 40 s (range 12-114 s). Average radiation exposure dose 11,584 ± SD uGym2 (range 4454-58,959). Lumber levels operated on were between T5 and S2 (shortest three vertebras and longest eight vertebras). 235 (range 5-11) trajectories were performed. All trajectories were accurate in all cases percutaneous pedicle screws placement was correct, without breach noted at the pedicle in any of the cases. No major complications reported. In all cases, follow-up X-rays showed adequate fracture reduction with restoration.
Conclusions:
Merging of surgical robotics technologies increases patient safety and surgeon and patient confidence in percutaneous spine traumatic procedures.
