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Author Spotlight: Improving Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Surgical Accuracy and Efficiency Through Advanced Puncture Techniques
Published on: August 9, 2024
Robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective
Lei Tan1, Bingtao Wen2, Zhaoqing Guo1
1Department of Orthopaedics, Life Science Park of Zhong Guancun, Peking University International Hospital, Life Park Road No.1, Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
Purpose:
This study aims to introduce the principle, clinical efficacy, and learning curve of robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP).
Methods:
Forty-two patients who underwent robot-assisted single-level PVP were analyzed retrospectively and 42 age-matched patients using freehand technique were selected as the control group. The visual analog scale, operation time, radiation exposure, accuracy, and learning curve were analyzed.
Results:
The puncture time and total operation time were significantly shorter, and the puncture and total fluoroscopy number were fewer in the robot group. The deviation between pre-operative planned and actual puncture trajectory well met clinical requirement. The puncture time, total operation time, and puncture fluoroscopy number were significantly more in early cases than in later cases in the robot group.
Conclusion:
The robot-assisted pedicle puncture technique shortens the operation time and reduces radiation exposure, and the accuracy meets the clinical requirement in PVP. The learning curve is short and not steep.
