Spine robots’ hidden costs
By Admin | January 12, 2026
Robot-assisted spine surgery has grown in adoption, and new updates to their technology continue to roll out. However the technologies come with costs when adverse events and other complications occur, according to a study in the Jan. 2026 issue of The Spine Journal.
Six things to know:
1. The study examined robotic spine surgery adverse events that were reported to the FDA. A total of 812 were connected with the MazorX and 534 were connected with the Excelsius robot platform.
2. Adverse events led to a mean procedural delay of 58.1 minutes.
3. Precision issues constituted 66.4% of reported complications.
4. In 34.4% of cases, the robots were abandoned, leading to...(More)
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