Here are five things to know:
1. Edward Dohring, MD, and Issada Thongtrangan, MD, have both performed surgeries with the Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System.
2. The robot helps with preoperative tasks, like creating a CT-based 3D simulation of a patient’s spine.
3. During surgery, surgeons are guided by the robot to pre-determined locations where screws should be placed.
4. Patients with scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis may benefit from robot-aided surgery.
5. Using the robotic technology may result in fewer complications and a faster recovery.
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