Spine robots have advanced significantly, especially with pedicle screw placement and surgical preplanning. However they’ve also hit a wall in some efficiency, cost and the roles they play in the OR.

New generations of spine robots in the market have significant advantages compared to their predecessors, Suken Shah, MD, said. Dr. Shah, of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital, spoke ...

Spine robots are going to become more versatile with expanded applications, spine surgeon Peter Miller, MD, PhD, predicts. Dr. Miller, of Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., completed his ...

Point Robotics' minimally invasive spine surgery robot and navigation system are perfect for addressing clinical needs today. Michael Lo, Head of Corporate Strategy of Point Robotics, explained the ...

Virtua Health has introduced a new robotic-assisted spine surgery method. This GPS-like navigation system is the first of its kind in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area. The navigation system — ...

Robotic spine surgery is gaining momentum, but for Bradley Moatz, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, the conversation is not about whether the technology works. It is ...

When he was 13, John Davies noticed he was looking at the ground a lot. His mom, Nicola Davies, thought he just had a posture problem from playing too many video games. She said she spent 16 months ...

Although the thought of spine surgery for patients can come with feelings of fear and anxiety, thanks to new, minimally invasive robotic surgery options at MountainStar Healthcare’s Lone Peak Hospital ...