The Future of Spine Surgery in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Telerobotic Spine Surgery

Spine Surgery Profile in the Fourth Age

As the population of the United States undergoes significant qualitative and quantitative changes the healthcare needs of the population changes accordingly. Since the “old-old” ≥85 years sector of the population is growing fast we embarked on studying how spine surgery profile changes across age groups. Methods: A database of 6147 spine surgery patients operated in a tertiary care center in Mi...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

The fourth industrial revolution

We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before. We do not yet know just how it will unfold, but one thing is clear: the response to it must be integrated and comprehensive, involving all stakeholders...

the evolution of spine surgery in greece in the second half of the 20th century

spine surgery began its evolution in the beginning of the 19th century in order to reach nowadays the point of being considered an important subspecialty of neurosurgery and orthopaedics. the purpose of this historical review is the search and evaluation of the progress in spine surgery in the second half of the 20th century. this review concerns the evolution of this field in greece. special r...

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...