New developments in spine surgery have come in the form of robotics, a particular approach to deal with a multifaceted procedure which permits planning a surgery and facilitates extremely accurate and expected implementation of the plan. Robotics is mainly helpful in putting implants in the spine; for a spine surgeon, robotics is an advantage, and has indicated the beginning of a new era in spine surgery.

For surgical robotics, planning is the foundation; the capability to plan a surgery in an advanced 3D visual environment lets a surgeon to factor any distinctive anatomy or challenges related with the patient much ahead of the surgery. The technology enables surgeons to use the images from a computerised tomography scan (CT scan) taken before surgery to make a blueprint for each case. These images are kept in a computerised 3D planning system so that in the operating room, surgeons do the physical surgery while the system directs his or her instruments based on pre-operative planning of spinal implant placement. At the time of surgery, the robot is placed close to the patient either by attaching it to the bed or straight anchoring it to the spine of the patient.

The new generation robotics also has an infra-red camera that constantly tracks and pilots the movement of instruments and implants connection to the patient anatomy and surgical plans.

Some of the advantages of taking robotic assistance for spine surgery include:

Smaller incisions and better surgical exactness: The robotic guidance system is an extra skill of the surgeon, and assists him or her throughout the procedure. It enables the surgeon to put pedicle screws with the help of patient-specific plan and a suite of tools. Robotics technology is planned to help predictability and accuracy. So that, the Surgeon can work making smaller incisions but provide better accuracy.

Less threat for surgical complications: Robotics systems accompany navigation technology which helps envisage the development of the surgery in real time. It is also known as stealth navigation technology for particular systems, it gives the surgeon the confidence to deal with any challenge during the surgery.

Less radiation revelation: Robotic surgery is able to decrease radiation exposure both for patients and the surgeon. According to studies, there is 74 percent less radiation as compared to fluoroscopy and 50 percent less radiation as compared to steering.

Shorter stay in the hospital: Surgery with the help of robotics guarantees the patients experience less physical strain. Thus, they recover faster. It also decreases the chances of review surgeries.

Having calculated the wide range of advantages of adopting to robotics support, the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), New Delhi, has very recently obtained a system to guarantee better and quicker service to the patients. This robotic system unites advanced software, robotic technology, navigation, and instrumentation and it has also deep Artificial Intelligence (AI) and sophisticated 3D analytics component.

We anticipate the future wave of innovation to come with more noteworthy element of AI integrated into robotics. This will additionally automate many of the decisions which the surgeon makes before and during the surgery. In addition to AI, researchers all over the world are also working on superior handling of soft tissues. This will occur as the system develops the capacity to identify soft tissues from MRI. Both AI and soft-tissue handling are likely to be the biggest driver of innovation in spine robotics. The day is coming when spine surgery could be performed in an out-patient setting with robotics.