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BASS 2019: Computer navigation for pedicle screw placements is ‘a justifiable expense’

Robert Lee (London, UK) tells Spinal News International why he prefers using computer navigation to free-hand technique in pedicle screw placement procedures. Lee explains that computer navigation can reduce radiation exposure to surgeons and...

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BASS 2019: Executive raises concerns over threat to spinal surgeons of increased litigation

Outgoing British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) president, Stuart Blagg (Aylesbury, UK), sits down with incoming president Sashin Ahuja (Cardiff, UK) at the BASS 2019 conference in Brighton to discuss Blagg’s achievements over the past two...

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BASS 2019: Robotics will transform “state-of-the-art” in spine surgery

Nicholas Theodore (Baltimore, USA) talks to Spinal News International about the benefits of robotics technology in spinal surgery including reducing radiation exposure to surgeons, improving accuracy and precision and ultimately allowing patients to...