The duo at Ochsner Children's work with patients with varying degrees of scoliosis, a curving of the spine. Here's the story.

You may have heard of “robotic” assisted surgery for procedures such as a knee replacement. Ongoing advances have seen this technology spread in application to other types of surgeries for other body ...

Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas performed the world’s first spine surgery using a multi-arm, navigation-based robotic system, according to a Nov. 3 Sunny 106.5 report.  The ...

From an early age, Dr. Kelli Crabtree-Wilson was fascinated by the human nervous system. Personal experiences sparked her interest in neuroscience, eventually leading her to a career in neurosurgery.

Cutting-edge technology is now available in Rhode Island, allowing doctors to perform minimally invasive spine surgery. The ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System is the product of a partnership ...

Robotic surgery used to be fodder for science fiction movies. Not anymore. They are becoming more mainstream by the day.

More than six million people have a curvature of the spine. It's usually diagnosed between the ages of 10 and 15. and if the curvature is slight, a back brace may help. But there are cases that are ...

While the number of spine surgeons certified to perform robot spine surgery is still small, the ranks of robotics-certified physicians are growing. Here are 49 spine surgeons that operate with robotic ...

New technology is on the horizon that could allow surgeons to perform operations remotely, potentially transforming emergency medical care in rural areas.

Although the thought of spine surgery for patients can come with feelings of fear and anxiety, thanks to new, minimally invasive robotic surgery options at MountainStar Healthcare’s Lone Peak Hospital ...

In a groundbreaking development, a research team from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the School of Clinical Medicine in the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong ...

The robot's ability to adapt to my preferences is truly remarkable. Safe, accurate, and reproducible screw placement is critically important and this allows us to achieve that with greater confidence.