The Devil is in the Details—Near-Miss Wrong-Level Thoracic Spine Surgery Despite Robotic Navigation

Technology is still fraught with error and is still in its nascency. It is important to use traditional methods with intraoperative verification to prevent errors in wrong-level thoracic spinal surgery.

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JBJS Case Connector
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2025-10-01
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https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.25.00259
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Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
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The Devil is in the Details—Near-Miss Wrong-Level Thoracic Spine Surgery Despite Robotic Navigation

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Abstract

Technology is still fraught with error and is still in its nascency. It is important to use traditional methods with intraoperative verification to prevent errors in wrong-level thoracic spinal surgery.

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (US), University of Virginia (US)
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