ABSTRACT
In this paper, we describe the possibility of using a bone-mounted miniature robot based on the experience of different surgeries performed in 77 patients divided into four groups according to the general pathology (degenerative stenosis of the vertebral canal, fractures of vertebral bodies, spondylolisthesis, hemangiomas, and tumors). All the patients underwent surgical intervention using Spine Assist Mazor, such as stabilization using the Go-Lif system, transpedicular systems, vertebroplasty, and vertebral body biopsy. The new method and the technology of stabilizing surgeries using Spine Assist Mazor allow one to perform preoperative virtual planning based on CT images and to identify an ideal and safe trajectory of placing screws or needles for vertebroplasty or biopsy.