By: Dr. Puneet Girdhar
Chronic back pain and spine problems can make daily life difficult, affecting mobility and overall well-being. For those requiring surgery, robotic-assisted spine surgery is a game-changing advancement, offering greater precision, safety, and a faster recovery.
How Robotic Spine Surgery Works
Unlike traditional spine surgery, robotic technology assists the surgeon in performing procedures with extreme accuracy. A detailed 3D scan of the spine is taken before surgery, helping doctors plan the procedure down to the finest detail. During the operation, the robotic system provides real-time guidance, ensuring implants or screws are placed with pinpoint precision, minimising damage to nearby tissues.
Why Choose Robotic Spine Surgery?
Higher Precision: Reduces the chances of errors, ensuring correct implant placement and alignment.
Minimally Invasive Approach: Smaller incisions lead to less pain, minimal blood loss, and faster healing.
Quicker Recovery: Most patients experience less discomfort and a shorter hospital stay.
Lower Risk of Complications: Accurate surgery lowers the chances of nerve damage and implant failure.
Personalised Treatment: Advanced imaging helps doctors tailor the procedure to each patient’s unique condition.
Who Can Benefit from Robotic Spine Surgery?
People with chronic back pain who have not found relief through medicines or therapy.
Patients with spine conditions like scoliosis, stenosis, or degenerative disc disease.
Individuals requiring spinal fusion or implants, where precise placement is crucial for stability.
Those with spinal fractures, who require minimally invasive stabilisation.
A New Path to Pain-Free Living
Robotic spine surgery is redefining spinal care, making procedures safer, more accurate, and easier to recover from. Patients can return to their normal activities sooner, with less pain and improved mobility.
If back problems are affecting your quality of life, consult a spine surgeon to see if robotic spine surgery is the right option for you.
The writer is a Principal Director & Head – Ortho Spine, MIS & Robotic Spine Surgery, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi
