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Dean C Perfetti¹, Stanley Kisinde², Mary P Rogers-LaVanne²

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY.

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Robotic spine surgery (RSS) offers safe and accurate thoracolumbar pedicle screw placement, reducing radiation exposure. Despite cost and learning curve barriers, RSS applications are expanding with new techniques.

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Area of Science:

Spine Surgery
Robotics in Medicine
Surgical Technology

Background:

Robotic spine surgery (RSS) platforms gained FDA approval in 2004.
Initial research focused on robotic-assisted thoracolumbar pedicle screw placement.
Recent advancements have expanded RSS applications and evaluations.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of robotic spine surgery (RSS).
To detail the history, current applications, limitations, and future prospects of RSS.

Main Methods:

A systematic literature search was conducted across Cochrane, OVID-MEDLINE, and PubMed.
The review focused on articles relevant to robotic spine surgery.

Main Results:

Robotic-assisted placement of thoracolumbar pedicle screws is safe and accurate.
RSS reduces radiation exposure for surgical teams.
Barriers include a learning curve and high capital costs.
Emerging applications include minimally invasive techniques, cervical pedicle screws, and deformity correction.

Conclusions:

Interest in robotic spine surgery is increasing.
Advancements in RSS are paralleling progress in image guidance and minimally invasive techniques.