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Robotic technology has advanced so much in the last decade that today it achieves achievements that were unthinkable a few years ago. This is the case of Hospital Ruber Internacional, which has recently acquired the robotic system of maximum precision for spine surgeryl high-risk, the Mazor X.
It is a system that facilitates the minimally invasive surgeryoften allowing the percutaneous spinal surgery and provides a less radiation exposure ionizing, compared to traditional surgeries.
“Furthermore, while with conventional surgery there is a 15-20% risk of prosthesis malpositioning, with our robotic platform there is no risk at all,” says Dr. Fernando Álvarez-Sala Walter, head of the Vertebral Pathology Unit at Hruber international hospital.
According to this expert in traumatology and a reference in the treatment of the spine, with this surgical robot we have performed already more than 25 robotic surgeries in less than a month, with extraordinary results. “With a improvement in hospital admission times, less post-surgical pain and a prompt return to normal life”, says the doctor.
Developed by the alliance of companies Medtronic-Mazor Robotics (Israeli company), this device is indicated for different pathologies of the spine that have not improved with conservative treatments.
As explained by doctor Alvarez-Salathe Mazor X robotic system is indicated for a wide range of conditions and is especially useful in the traumatic pathology, tumor pathology and surgery for spinal deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis)among other pathologies, including degenerative ones.
“Prior to the intervention, it is necessary to carry out a CT scan so that the surgeon can plan the placement of the implants on the images of the patient, transferring this information to the robot that is fixed in a stable way to the patient’s spine, which allows us to maintain optimal and safe planning, guidance and navigation at all times during spinal surgery by any approach route”, explains the traumatologist at Hospital Ruber Internacional.
“The use of Mazor X with his robotic arm facilitates the automatic recognition of the anatomy by means of its software in 3 dimensions, improving surgery planning and performing it with greater precision, minimizing the risk and surgical time. You can model and create a simulation of the surgical result before the procedure is carried out,” says Álvarez-Sala.
But this revolutionary robotic system brings numerous other benefits to spinal procedures. “It enables surgeries with less surgical incision, less blood loss and minimizes the risk of complications”.
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