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Table 1 Baseline clinical and peri-operative characteristics of patients in the C-arm and robotic group

From: Initial single surgeon evaluation comparing C-arm fluoroscopy with the Cirq robotic assistance device for instrumentation of the thoracolumbar spine

 

C-arm

Brainlab Cirq

p-value

Number of patients

18

10

Age (Mean)

46

63

0.13

Sex (%)

83% Male

17% Female

100% Male

0% Female

Construct size (Mean number of pedicle screws)

7.5

6.5

0.36

Construct size (Median)

4

4

Mean OR time (min)

255.5

378.5

0.04

Mean procedural time (min)

199.5

281.75

0.11

Hospital readmission, 90 days

0

3

0.03

Unexpected return to OR, 90 days

0

1

0.20