Robots vs. surgeons: european trial tests best way to place spinal screws

NCT ID NCT03398915

Summary

This European study compares three different surgical techniques for placing screws in the spine during back surgery. Researchers are testing robot-guided, computer-navigated, and traditional freehand methods in 932 patients with various spinal conditions. The goal is to determine which approach leads to fewer complications, less need for repeat surgeries, and better patient outcomes over two years of follow-up.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo

    Messina, 98158, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea di Roma

    Roma, 00189, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara

    Ferrara, 44124, Italy

  • Bergman Clinics

    Naarden, GE, Netherlands

  • HUG Geneva

    Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, 28046, Spain

  • Klinikum Rechts der Isar

    Munich, Germany

  • La Pitié Salpetrière Hospital

    Paris, France

  • M. Bufalini Hospital

    Cesena, 47521, Italy

  • Medical University of Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

  • Ortho-Klinik Dortmund

    Dortmund, Germany

  • Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

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