Question: What emerging technology or technique do you think will have the biggest impact on the spine field five years from now?
Dr. Jeffrey Cantor: Ultrasonic cutting tools have already changed the way many of us do things. Strapped onto the end of a robot and guided by enhanced intelligence, real-time 3D imaging, ultrasonic sculpting tools will transform spine surgery.
Q: What do you think will fade or disappear from the spine field over the next few years?
JC: Traditional bone cutting tools are the easiest old technology to replace.
Q: Where do you see the biggest room for innovation in spine?
JC: Working inside the spine without compromising important structure is where we need to be moving.
Q: What do you need to provide better care that doesn’t currently exist?
JC: The ability to see three dimensionally under the laminate in real time.
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