Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery: A Solution for Aging Spine Surgeons

Computer assisted spine surgery.

When inserting screws into a vertebral pedicle, the surgeon usually exposes the back part of the vertebra and uses his or her anatomic knowledge to align the drill in the proper direction. A slight error in direction may result in an important error in the position of the tip of the screw. This is done with no direct visibility of crucial structures (spinal cord, pleura, vessels). Statistical a...

Spine surgeons' requirements for imaging at the time of referral: a survey of Canadian spine surgeons.

BACKGROUND Routine imaging of patients with spine-related complaints referred for surgical assessment may represent an inefficient use of technological resources. Our objective was to explore Canadian spine surgeons' requirements with respect to imaging studies accompanying spine-related referrals. METHODS We administered an 8-item survey to all 100 actively practising surgeon members of the ...

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Spine Surgery, a Review Article

 Despite surgical, medical, technological, and anesthetic improvements, Patients are faced with various consequences and complications after spine surgery. Accelerate Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs is a multimodal, multidisciplinary perioperative care approach that seeks to improve the quality of surgery, reduce complications, reduce the length of stay, and ultimately reduce costs. This...

Spine pain classification: a solution.

Anterior Cervical Incision and Thoracotomy for Cervico-thoracic, Thoracic, and Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery: A Clinical Series

Introduction:Surgical treatment of diseases in cervicothoracic, thoracic and thoracolumbar regions can be a challenging issue. Cooperation of the thoracic surgeons and spine surgeons can improve the outcomes and decrease the complications of patients who underwent these approaches.Materials & Methods: The participants of this study consisted of seventeenpatients suffering from different types o...