BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)—or MI-
TLIF—has been increasing in prevalence compared with open TLIF (O-TLIF) procedures …

Background: A miniature spine-mounted robot has recently been introduced to further
improve the accuracy of pedicle screw placement in spine surgery. However, the differences …

Background Many retrospective studies of pedicle screw placement have revealed that
intraoperative navigation systems provide higher accuracy rates and safety than do free …

Study Design. Systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized comparative studies.
Objective. To summarize the literature examining comparative effectiveness and economic …

Adjacent segment disorders are prevalent in patients following a spinal fusion surgery.
Postoperative alterations in the adjacent segment biomechanics play a role in the etiology of …

Background context Pedicle screws (PS) offer great benefits in posterior lumbar interbody
fusion (PLIF), but several drawbacks of PS, including the risk of superior facet joint violation …

Accuracy of Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement for Treatment of Lumbar
Spondylolisthesis: A Comparative Cohort Study - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH …

Study Design: This was a prospective controlled study. Objective: To compare the accuracy
and clinical outcomes of robot-assisted (RA) and fluoroscopy-guided (FG) pedicle screw …

Purpose To compare the clinical efficacy and safety between cortical bone trajectory (CBT)
and pedicle screw (PS) in posterior lumbar fusion surgery. Methods Five electronic …

Study Design. A meta-analysis. Objective. Through meta-analysis, whether RA techniques
are superior to conventional freehand (FH) techniques was determined in terms of cranial …