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ExcelsiusGPS® Smith et al. 2024

A feasibility cadaver study for placing screws in various pelvic osseous fracture pathways using a robotic arm

Smith et al. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol January 19 [Epub ahead of print], 2024.
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Factors affecting the accuracy of pedicle screw placement in robot-assisted surgery: a multicenter study

Toossi et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 47(23):1613-1619, 2022.

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Assessment of surgical procedural time, pedicle screw accuracy, and clinician radiation exposure of a novel robotic navigation system compared with conventional open and percutaneous freehand techniques: a cadaveric investigation

Vaccaro et al. Global Spine J 10(7):814-825, 2020.

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Pedicle screw accuracy in clinical utilization of minimally invasive navigated robot assisted spine surgery

Vardiman, et al. J Robot Surg 14(3):409-413, 2020.

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Does the accuracy of pedicle screw placement differ between the attending surgeon and resident in navigated robotic-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery?

Vardiman et al. J Robot Surg 14(4):567-572, 2020.

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Decreasing the pedicle screw misplacement rate in the thoracic spine with robot-guided navigation

Vardiman et al. Clin Spine Surg 16 June [Epub ahead of print], 2023.

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Robotic spine surgery: current state in minimally invasive surgery

Vo et al. Global Spine J 10(2 Suppl):34S-40S, 2020.

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Navigated robotic assistance improves pedicle screw accuracy in minimally invasive surgery of the lumbosacral spine: 600 pedicle screws in a single institution

Wallace et al. Int J Med Robot 16(1):e2054, 2020.

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Does design change in total knee arthroplasty implants affect patient-reported outcomes?

Toossi et al. BMC Surg 23(1):49, 2023.

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HEDRON® Van Horn et al. 2021

Comparison of 3D-printed titanium-alloy, standard titanium-alloy, and PEEK interbody spacers in an ovine model

Van Horn et al. Spine J 21(12):2097-2103, 2021.

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INDEPENDENCE® Drazin et al. 2015

The role of sacral slope in lumbosacral fusion: a biomechanical study

Drazin et al. J Neurosurg Spine 23:754–762, 2015.

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INDEPENDENCE® Kuhns et al. 2017

Evaluation of two novel integrated stand-alone spacer designs compared with anterior and anterior-posterior single-level lumbar fusion techniques: an in vitro biomechanical investigation

Kuhns et al. Asian Spine J 11(6):854–862, 2017.

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