Research Study

The expandable transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion – two years follow-up

Boktor et al. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine 9(1):50–55, 2018.

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Stabilizing effect of the rib cage on adjacent segment motion following thoracolumbar posterior fixation of the human thoracic cadaveric spine: a biomechanical study

Rahm et al. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 70:217-222, 2019.

Finding the right fit: studying the biomechanics of under-tapping with varying thread depths and pitches

Jazini et al. Spine J 17(4):574–578, 2017.

Does lumbopelvic fixation add stability? a cadaveric biomechanical analysis of an unstable pelvic fracture model

Jazini et al. J Orthop Trauma 31(1):37–46, 2017.

Range of motion after thoracolumbar corpectomy: evaluation of analogous constructs with a novel low profile anterior dual-rod system and a traditional dual-rod system

Gehrchen et al. Eur Spine J 26(3):666–670, 2017.

Undertapping of lumbar pedicle screws can result in tapping with a pitch that differs from that of the screw, which decreases screw pull-out force

Bohl et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 40(12):E729–E734, 2015.

Biomechanical evaluation of s2 alar-iliac screws: effect of length and quad-cortical purchase as compared with iliac fixation

O’Brien et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1975) 38(20):E1250–E1255, 2013.

Biomechanical comparison of spinopelvic reconstruction techniques in the setting of total sacrectomy

Mindea et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37(26):E1622–E1627, 2012.

Short segment spinal instrumentation with index vertebra pedicle screw placement for pathologies involving the anterior and middle vertebral column is as effective as long segment stabilization with cage reconstruction: a biomechanical study

Bartanusz et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 40(22):1729–1736, 2015.

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Robotic-assisted spinal surgery: current generation instrumentation and new applications

Elswick et al. Neurosurg Clin N Am 31(1):103-110, 2020.

Three-dimensional assessment of robot-assisted pedicle screw placement accuracy and instrumentation reliability based on a preplanned trajectory

Jiang et al. J Neurosurg Spine 33(4):519-528, 2020.

New spinal robotic technologies

Jiang et al. Front Med 13(6):723-729, 2019.

Robot-assisted versus freehand instrumentation in short-segment lumbar fusion: experience with real-time image-guided spinal robot

Jiang et al. World Neurosurg 136:E635–E645, 2020.

Lumbar percutaneous pedicle screw breach rates: a comparison of robotic navigation platform versus conventional techniques

Panchmatia et al. Clin Spine Surg 33(4):E162-E167, 2020.

Effects of pre-contoured and in situ contoured rods on the mechanical strength and durability of posterior cervical instrumentation: a finite element analysis and scanning electron microscopy investigation

Kim et al. Spine Deform 8(4):569-576, 2020.