Neurospine.
2023 Sep;20(3):1028-1039. 10.14245/ns.2346552.276.
Three-Dimensional Quantitative Assessment of Pedicle Screw Accuracy in Clinical Utilization of a New Robotic System in Spine Surgery: A Multicenter Study
- Ha BJ
1,2 - Lee JM1,3
- Yoon SJ1
- Kim BK1,4
- Lee J5
- Lee S5
- Ryu S6
- Cha Y6
- Hwang S6
- Woo D6
- Lee CK1
- Shin DA1
- Ha Y1
- Kuh SU1
- Kim KN1
- Son D5
- Yi S1
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea
- 3Saeroun Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 4Daejeon Woori Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
- 5Department of Neurosurgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
- 6R&D Center, CUREXO Inc., Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2546051
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14245/ns.2346552.276
Abstract
Objective
The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of pedicle screw placement in patients undergoing percutaneous pedicle screw fixation with robotic guidance, using a newly developed 3-dimensional quantitative measurement system. The study also aimed to assess the clinical feasibility of the robotic system in the field of spinal surgery.
Methods
A total of 113 patients underwent pedicle screw insertion using the CUVIS-spine pedicle screw guide system (CUREXO Inc.). Intraoperative O-arm images were obtained, and screw insertion pathways were planned accordingly. Image registration was performed using paired-point registration and iterative closest point methods. The accuracy of the robotic-guided pedicle screw insertion was assessed using 3-dimensional offset calculation and the Gertzbein-Robbins system (GRS).
Results
A total of 448 screws were inserted in the 113 patients. The image registration success rate was 95.16%. The average error of entry offset was 2.86 mm, target offset was 2.48 mm, depth offset was 1.99 mm, and angular offset was 3.07°. According to the GRS grading system, 88.39% of the screws were classified as grade A, 9.60% as grade B, 1.56% as grade C, 0.22% as grade D, and 0.22% as grade E. Clinically acceptable screws (GRS grade A or B) accounted for 97.54% of the total, with no reported neurologic complications.
Conclusion
Our study demonstrated that pedicle screw insertion using the novel robot-assisted navigation method is both accurate and safe. Further prospective studies are necessary to explore the potential benefits of this robot-assisted technique in comparison to conventional approaches.
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