New Technique for Treatment of Spondylolysis and Contralateral Facet Fracture Using Navigation and Robotics

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A healthy 15-year-old male competitive hockey player presented with acute-on-chronic lower back pain was found to have a bilateral pars defect. After conservative treatment, subsequent computed tomography imaging demonstrated partial healing of the right-sided facet fracture but persistent left-sided pars fracture. A novel technique was performed, using robotic navigation to assist in laminar screw placement and to determine the optimal trajectory for subsequent microscopic surgery and bone grafting.