Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Navigation Reduces Risk of Reoperation and Complication Rates

Due to the aging and obesity population, the orthopedic surgery market is growing and the global market for spine surgery is roughly estimated to be over a million surgeries per year. The global market for spine surgery is estimated to be more than a million incisions per year, and the percentage of minimally invasive spine surgery is growing every year. The benefits of spinal navigation can improve screw placement accuracy and reduce radiation exposure compared to the more intimidating traditional spine surgery.

A herniated spinal disc, commonly known as a bone spur, is the most common condition requiring spine surgery. It can cause nerve compression in patients. The majority of patients can be relieved of their symptoms with conservative treatment. However, in a few cases, the nerve compression is too severe or prolonged, resulting in impaired sensory, motor, and even bowel function, which often requires surgical intervention to prevent the disease from worsening.

Because the human skeleton is covered with soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments, and skin, and is not a regular square shape, it is impossible to know whether the angle and position of artificial joints and nails, for example, match the part of the human body where they are to be implanted. The conventional surgical practice of using X-rays to confirm the position of the implant and then adjusting it creates two problems. The first is that the implant needs to be adjusted several times before it can be positioned, which affects the stability of the bone, and because of the use of X-rays to confirm the position, both the patient and the surgeon are at risk of being exposed to radiation doses. In addition, if the patient has osteoporosis, the surgical implant may be at risk of loosening.

Ytterbium Technology Co., Ltd. Zhuang Shichang manager said that with the development of computer technology and sensor technology, but also to make progress in the medical system, many of which are based on medical images, through the software technology and positioning technology, to provide the physician with "accurate" surgical aids to the information, and further information to provide to the robotic arm to perform "fine" surgery. The new generation of surgical treatment systems is now based on the development of the new generation of robotic arms to perform delicate surgical operations.

Through the patented fluoroscopic optical system device, combined with the infrared camera to the physician's head, it is easy for the physician to use infrared projection, and navigation data such as 3D longitudinal and cross-sectional images of the spine, coupled with image analysis, advanced visualization systems, scene recognition, machine learning, and data analysis, and other software processing, projected in time to the physician's retina, so the physician can instantly view the affected area and perform surgery. The system can be used to perform surgery on the patient's body.

Chuang Shih-chang said, minimally invasive spine surgery navigation system to provide spine surgery pre-operative surgical planning, intraoperative image alignment, surgical guidance and other assistance. It features a special 2D/3D image registration software that provides 3D spine image segmentation and intraoperative imaging, and can be applied to general surgical equipment without the need for expensive intraoperative imaging equipment. Navigational surgery improves surgical precision and reduces the risk of reoperation and complication rates.