A posterior lumbar interbody fusion involving the addition of bone graft to an area of the spine was a fairly long and invasive procedure until now. However, Dr Kornelis Poelstra and his team, in partnership with The Nevada Spine Clinic, have accomplished a feat that may reduce the time it took for the surgery to under two hours.
Spine Surgeon Dr. Kornelis Poelstra and The Robotic Spine Institute of Las Vegas Perform First-Ever AR-Guided Robotic Spine Surgery with xvision Near-Eye Display Headset
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Pioneering Spine Innovator s Pairing of Augmented Reality Headset with Surgical Robot is a Game Changer in the World of Spine Surgery LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) May 10, 2021 Dr. Kornelis Poelstra, Director of The Robotic Spine Institute of Las Vegas, recently led the first-ever spinal surgery procedure in the world using an xvision augmented reality headset paired with a surgical robot.
Poelstra’s integration of both is a game changer in the field of spine surgery.
Once again serving as the lead innovator in the world of spinal surgery robotics, Dr. Poelstra and his practice, in partnership with The Nevada Spine Clinic, completed the posterior lumbar fusion procedure on a patient using a combination of Medtronic’s Mazor X robotic plat