Surgical visualization technology developer Mazor Robotics is directing attention to two studies presented at the recent International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques in Washington, DC.
One study found that the use of the company's Renaissance surgical guidance system by experienced surgeons in minimally invasive spine surgeries can significantly decrease surgical complications and the need for revision surgeries, compared with fluoroscopy-guided minimally invasive surgeries, according to Mazor. What's more, the retrospective study found that adult patients with degenerative spine conditions who received both the freehand minimally invasive and freehand open surgical approaches had a threefold higher rate of complications, Mazor said.
Meanwhile, preliminary results from an ongoing, prospective multicenter study found that Mazor's surgical guidance technology in minimally invasive spine surgery had significantly lower complication and revision rates than freehand minimally invasive methods, according to the vendor.
