Image and robotic guidance in spine surgery

Yair Barzilay*, Eyal Itshayek, Josh E. Schroeder, Meir Liebergall, Leon Kaplan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The advent of spinal instrumentation allowed spine surgeons to treat complex spinal pathologies while maintaining or correcting alignment and maintaining or restoring spinal stability. Pedicle screws became an integral part of these complex procedures [1]. As spinal procedures progressed and became more complex, misplacement of pedicle screws, with the attendant risk of injury to the spinal cord, nerve roots, great vessels, or visceral tissue, or loss of mechanical stability, became a factor infl uencing surgical outcome.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMinimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Spine
PublisherSpringer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages281-310
Number of pages30
ISBN (Electronic)9781447152804
ISBN (Print)9781447152798
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

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