Thoracolumbar burst fractures: robot-assisted mono-segment fixation with vertebral body grafting versus short-segment fixation — a propensity score-matched cohort study

Key Points

• To compare robot-assisted mono-segment fixation with vertebral body grafting and short-segment fixation for treating thoracolumbar burst fractures.
• Propensity score-matched cohort design
• Evaluation of perioperative efficiency
• Assessment of screw-related precision
• Comparison of sagittal correction outcomes
• Robot-assisted fixation maintained sagittal correction within MCID (minimally clinically important difference)
• Improved perioperative efficiency compared to short-segment fixation
• Increased screw-related precision observed in robot-assisted group