Corinne Rabbin-Birnbaum, Daniel D Wiggan, Karl L Sangwon, Bruck Negash, Eleanor Gutstadt, Caleb Rutledge, Jacob Baranoski, Eytan Raz, Maksim Shapiro, Vera Sharashidze, Howard A Riina, Peter Kim Nelson, Albert Liu, Osamah Choudhry, Erez Nossek
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Robotics are becoming increasingly widespread within various neurosurgical subspecialties, but data pertaining to their feasibility in vascular neurosurgery are limited. We present our novel attempt to evaluate the learning curve of a robotic platform for microvascular anastomoses. METHODS: One hundred and sixty one sutures were performed and assessed. Fourteen anastomoses (10 robotic [MUSA-2 Microsurgical system; Microsure] and 4 hand-sewn) were performed by the senior author on 1...
May 8, 2024: Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)