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May 6, 2026European Spine JournalOpen Access

Augmented reality assisted minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: feasible and effective workflow with intraoperative video

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IYIyan YounusRORafael Garcia de OliveiraPLPatricia Lipson

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Overview

Demonstrates the effective use of augmented reality navigation in lumbar fusion surgeries, improving safety and minimizing invasiveness.

Key Points

  • To assess the feasibility and efficacy of augmented reality in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery.
  • Analyzed consecutive patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis undergoing MIS-TLIF with AR navigation.
  • Collected demographic, intraoperative, and postoperative outcomes over a specified period.
  • Utilized headset-mounted AR for surgical navigation in the operative workflow.
  • Mean operative time was 129 minutes, with fluoroscopy time averaging 41 seconds.
  • 60% of patients reported improvement in back and leg pain post-surgery.
  • Safety profile was acceptable with no persistent neurological deficits noticed during the follow-up.

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Younus et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fa8e8904f884e66b530caehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-09972-4
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