PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Satin, Alexander M.
AU  - Kisinde, Stanley
AU  - Lieberman, Isador H.
TI  - Can Robotic Spine Surgery Become the Standard of Care?
AID  - 10.14444/8276
DP  - 2022 Oct 01
TA  - International Journal of Spine Surgery
PG  - S44--S49
VI  - 16
IP  - S2
4099  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/16/S2/S44.short
4100  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/16/S2/S44.full
SO  - Int J Spine Surg2022 Oct 01; 16
AB  - Concerns regarding traditional techniques led to the development of robotic systems to facilitate the safe and accurate placement of pedicle screws. The Mazor Spine Assist was the first robotic spine surgery (RSS) platform to receive US Food and Drug Administration approval in 2004. Since then, there has been a steady increase in the application of RSS with several additional iterations of the Mazor platform and other competing systems receiving approval. As the indications, potential benefits, and utilization of RSS continue to expand, the question naturally arises as to whether RSS will eventually become the standard of care for spine surgery. In this article, we review the available evidence and experience with RSS and discuss the potential for RSS to become the medical standard of care.