What is the learning curve for robotic-assisted pedicle screw placement in spine surgery?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 472, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1839-1844

  Hu, Xiaobang ^a   Lieberman, Isador H ^a  

^a TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; SPINE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901275108     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3291-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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