Here are five things to know:
1. Robert Kerr, MD, PhD, performed the surgery to treat a patient’s low back pain and lumbar sciatica.
2. The O-arm creates a three-dimensional computer model of a patient’s spine.
3. The system significantly decreases radiation exposure with just one scan.
4. The O-arm decreases the need for revision surgery.
5. The technology may be beneficial for patients with spinal trauma, degenerative spondylosis, complex scoliosis and spine tumors.
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