33 What We Can Learn from Other Industries
10.1055/b-0039-172744 33 What We Can Learn from Other IndustriesNikola Kocovic and I. David Kaye Abstract The current landscape of technological innovation is a remarkable one. We are living in a…
30 Operating Room Design and Efficiency
10.1055/b-0039-172741 30 Operating Room Design and EfficiencyJames Dowdell, Christopher M. Mikhail, and Andrew C. Hecht Abstract: New technologies in spine surgery are constantly being developed. These technologies are often aimed…
32 Artificial Intelligence
10.1055/b-0039-172743 32 Artificial IntelligenceJaykar R. Panchmatia and Trishan Panch Abstract This chapter aims to define artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep learning; study the current usage of AI in…
31 Mounting the Learning Curve with New Technologies
10.1055/b-0039-172742 31 Mounting the Learning Curve with New TechnologiesJohn E. Ziewacz Abstract: Adopting a new technique or technology in surgery requires overcoming an initial learning curve, during which complication rates…
29 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Spinal Tumors
10.1055/b-0039-172740 29 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Spinal TumorsOri Barzilai, Adam M. Schmitt, Mark H. Bilsky, and Ilya Laufer Abstract Spinal tumors are a frequent occurrence and…
28 Intraoperative Ultrasound-Guided Intradural Tumor Resection
10.1055/b-0039-172739 28 Intraoperative Ultrasound-Guided Intradural Tumor ResectionYamaan S. Saadeh, Jay K. Nathan, and Mark E. Oppenlander Abstract: Ultrasound is a cost-effective, practical, and efficient imaging modality used during spinal intradural…
26 Robotic Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
10.1055/b-0039-172737 26 Robotic Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody FusionAlfred J. Pisano and Donald F. Colantonio III Abstract: The introduction of robot-assisted devices in spine surgery offers another tool in the…
24 Navigated and Robotic Posterior Atlantoaxial Fusion
10.1055/b-0039-172735 24 Navigated and Robotic Posterior Atlantoaxial FusionAndrew H. Milby and James M. Schuster Abstract: The atlantoaxial articulation is a complex and challenging anatomic region for surgical dissection and instrumentation….
27 Robotic Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
10.1055/b-0039-172738 27 Robotic Anterior Lumbar Interbody FusionPatricia Zadnik Sullivan, Tristan Blase Fried, and William C. Welch Abstract: Robotic anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is an innovative technique combining the advantages…
25 Robotic Posterior Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement
10.1055/b-0039-172736 25 Robotic Posterior Thoracic Pedicle Screw PlacementMarco C. Mendoza, R. Alden Milam IV, and Eric B. Laxer Abstract This chapter describes robotic-assisted thoracic pedicle screw placement using the Renaissance…
