Asian spine journal
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Asian spine journal · Jul 2019
Learning Curve for Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement in Thoracolumbar Surgery.
Retrospective review of an initial cohort of consecutive patients undergoing robot-assisted pedicle screw placement. ⋯ We found that robot-assisted screw placement had high accuracy, low placement time, low fluoroscopy time, and a low complication rate. However, there were no significant differences in these parameters at the initial experience and the practiced, experience placement (after approximately 1 year), indicating that robot-assisted pedicle screw placement has a very short (almost no) learning curve.