Garufi Giada, Scalia Gianluca, Graziano Francesca, Costanzo Roberta, Porzio Massimiliano, Ponzo Giancarlo, Giuffrida Massimiliano, Ricciardo Giuseppe, Umana Giuseppe Emmanuele, Nicoletti Giovanni Federico, Cardali Salvatore Massimiliano
Department of Neurosurgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Unit of Neurosurgery, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Jun 21;48(1):524. doi: 10.1007/s10143-025-03674-z.
The transpedicular screw placement has been the gold standard for over a decade in treating degenerative diseases of the lumbo-sacral spine related to vertebral instability. The evolution of neuronavigation and robotic surgery has mitigated many perioperative complications such as mispositioning, vascular damage, and nerve structure injuries, leading to enhanced postoperative outcomes, reduced blood loss, and decreased intraoperative radiation exposure. Our study proposes a multicenter comparison between robotic surgery and neuronavigation for treating degenerative diseases of the lumbo-sacral spine. We conducted a retrospective analysis at Papardo Hospital in Messina and Garibaldi Hospital in Catania, examining a consecutive series of 76 patients treated for degenerative diseases of the lumbo-sacral spine between March 2024 and December 2024 using the Excelsius GPS Robot and neuronavigation with the O-arm. We evaluated each procedure based on age, sex, body mass index, number of involved metameres, number of screws placed, operative times, estimated blood loss (EBL), radiation exposure, type of anesthesia, accuracy (using the Gertzbein and Robbins scale), and then compared various pre- and postoperative parameters through univariate statistical analysis. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio using a computer-generated sequence with permuted blocks of variable size (4-6). This ensured balanced allocation and minimized selection bias. A detailed statistical plan has been included: continuous variables were assessed using Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney U test depending on distribution (Shapiro-Wilk test), while categorical variables were evaluated with Chi-square or Fisher's exact test as appropriate. 48 out of 76 patients (average age 60.47 years) underwent pedicle screw placement via robotic surgery, and 28 patients (average age 65.92 years) via neuronavigation surgery. Robotic surgery showed comparable results to neuronavigation surgery in terms of blood loss. Additionally, functional outcomes, especially those evaluated with the ODI scale and VAS scale, were similar between the two patient groups. Despite a reported mispositioning rate of 2.2% in neuronavigation surgery, no clinical impact was observed in these specific cases. The surgical procedures included both decompression (laminectomy with partial facetectomy) and fusion in all patients. Operative time was recorded as skin-to-skin time, excluding anesthesia induction and positioning. Patients with prior surgeries at the index level, complex spinal deformities (Cobb angle > 30°), or revision surgeries were excluded from this study. The included diagnoses were degenerative disc disease (RS: 56%, NS: 52%), spinal stenosis (RS: 28%, NS: 31%), spondylolisthesis (RS: 12%, NS: 14%), and traumatic pathology (RS: 4%, NS: 3%). While there was a trend towards greater precision in screw placement with robotic technology, no significant difference was observed compared to neuronavigation with the O-arm. Both technological systems used in instrumented spinal surgery appear safe and effective. However, they present a steep learning curve, and various technical aspects of these systems are continuously reassessed to improve operational efficiency and achieve these objectives.
十多年来,经椎弓根螺钉置入一直是治疗与椎体不稳定相关的腰骶部退行性疾病的金标准。神经导航和机器人手术的发展减少了许多围手术期并发症,如定位错误、血管损伤和神经结构损伤,从而改善了术后效果,减少了失血,并降低了术中辐射暴露。我们的研究提出了机器人手术与神经导航在治疗腰骶部退行性疾病方面的多中心比较。我们在墨西拿的帕帕尔多医院和卡塔尼亚的加里波第医院进行了一项回顾性分析,研究了2024年3月至2024年12月期间连续76例接受腰骶部退行性疾病治疗的患者,这些患者分别使用Excelsius GPS机器人和配备O型臂的神经导航进行治疗。我们根据年龄、性别、体重指数、受累节段数、置入螺钉数、手术时间、估计失血量(EBL)、辐射暴露、麻醉类型、准确性(使用Gertzbein和Robbins量表)对每个手术进行评估,然后通过单变量统计分析比较各种术前和术后参数。患者使用计算机生成的序列以1:1的比例随机分配,序列采用大小可变(4 - 6)的置换块。这确保了均衡分配并最小化了选择偏倚。已纳入详细的统计计划:连续变量根据分布情况(Shapiro-Wilk检验)使用Student's t检验或Mann-Whitney U检验进行评估,而分类变量则根据情况使用卡方检验或Fisher精确检验进行评估。76例患者中有48例(平均年龄60.47岁)通过机器人手术进行椎弓根螺钉置入,28例患者(平均年龄65.92岁)通过神经导航手术进行置入。在失血方面,机器人手术显示出与神经导航手术相当的结果。此外,两个患者组的功能结果,尤其是那些用ODI量表和VAS量表评估的结果相似。尽管神经导航手术报告的定位错误率为2.2%,但在这些特定病例中未观察到临床影响。所有患者的手术程序均包括减压(椎板切除伴部分关节突切除)和融合。手术时间记录为皮肤切开至缝合的时间,不包括麻醉诱导和体位摆放时间。本研究排除了在索引节段有既往手术史、复杂脊柱畸形(Cobb角>30°)或翻修手术的患者。纳入的诊断包括退变性椎间盘疾病(机器人手术组:56%,神经导航组:52%)、椎管狭窄(机器人手术组:28%,神经导航组:31%)、椎体滑脱(机器人手术组:12%,神经导航组:14%)和创伤性病变(机器人手术组:4%,神经导航组:3%)。虽然机器人技术在螺钉置入方面有更高精度的趋势,但与配备O型臂的神经导航相比,未观察到显著差异。用于脊柱内固定手术的这两种技术系统似乎都是安全有效的。然而,它们呈现出陡峭的学习曲线,并且这些系统的各种技术方面正在不断重新评估,以提高操作效率并实现这些目标。
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