Published Research
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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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ExcelsiusGPS® Toossi et al. 2022
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.
ExcelsiusGPS® Vaccaro et al. 2020
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.
ExcelsiusGPS® Vardiman et al. 2020
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.
ExcelsiusGPS® Vardiman et al. 2020
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.
ExcelsiusGPS® Vardiman et al. 2023
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.
ExcelsiusGPS® Vo et al. 2020
Robotic spine surgery: current state in minimally invasive surgery
Vo et al. Global Spine J 10(2 Suppl):34S-40S, 2020.
ExcelsiusGPS® Wallace et al. 2019
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.
GENflex2® Toossi et al. 2023
Does design change in total knee arthroplasty implants affect patient-reported outcomes?
Toossi et al. BMC Surg 23(1):49, 2023.
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.
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.
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.