Robotic-Assisted Device in Posterior Spinal Fusion for a High Risk Thoraculombar Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Author: Ali SULIMAN ¹ ; Ronit WOLLSTEIN ; Benjamin BERNFELD ; Alexander BRUSKIN
Author Information

1. The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Carmel Lady Davis Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. ronitwollstein@gmail.com
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis; Posterior spine fusion; Robotic assisted
MeSH: Aged; Humans; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Spinal Fusion*; Spine; Spondylitis, Ankylosing*
From:Asian Spine Journal 2014;8(1):64-68
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Fractures in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are often difficult to treat and surgical treatment may be fraught with complications. We describe the use of a robotic-assisted device in the surgical treatment of an unstable L1 fracture in an elderly patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and AS. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged after 3 days. The use of a robotic-assisted device in spine surgery is particularly indicated in difficult high risk cases.