BACKGROUND: This study aimed to describe the state of the art in surgical robotics for spinal interventions, a challenging problem for which robots can provide valuable assistance. METHODS: Multiple electronic databases were searched for articles published during the last 10 years (2002-2012). Results were refined by defined inclusion criteria. RESULTS: A total of 18 different robots were found. Among them, five are commercially available systems: one specifically designed for spinal surgery, one for percutaneous needle-based interventions, two are radiosurgical systems with reported applications on the spine and another is a commercial robot which has been experimentally tested on spinal surgery. The remaining projects are research prototypes which are still on validation stages. CONCLUSIONS: A comprehensive state of the art is presented, showing that spinal robotic surgery is still at an early stage of development but with great potential for improvement.
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to describe the state of the art in surgical robotics for spinal interventions, a challenging problem for which robots can provide valuable assistance. METHODS: Multiple electronic databases were searched for articles published during the last 10 years (2002-2012). Results were refined by defined inclusion criteria. RESULTS: A total of 18 different robots were found. Among them, five are commercially available systems: one specifically designed for spinal surgery, one for percutaneous needle-based interventions, two are radiosurgical systems with reported applications on the spine and another is a commercial robot which has been experimentally tested on spinal surgery. The remaining projects are research prototypes which are still on validation stages. CONCLUSIONS: A comprehensive state of the art is presented, showing that spinal robotic surgery is still at an early stage of development but with great potential for improvement.
Authors: Bowen Jiang; A Karim Ahmed; Corinna C Zygourakis; Samuel Kalb; Alex M Zhu; Jakub Godzik; Camilo A Molina; Ari M Blitz; Ali Bydon; Neil Crawford; Nicholas Theodore Journal: Chin Neurosurg J Date: 2018-09-03
Authors: Sotiris Avgousti; Eftychios G Christoforou; Andreas S Panayides; Sotos Voskarides; Cyril Novales; Laurence Nouaille; Constantinos S Pattichis; Pierre Vieyres Journal: Biomed Eng Online Date: 2016-08-12 Impact factor: 2.819