Austin/Texas – [August 7th] NeuroTexas performs the very first image guided spinal surgery utilizing the Mazor X™ surgical assurance platform in Central Texas. The system combines unprecedented pre-operative planning tools and analytics with unparalleled intra-operative guidance and robotics, giving NeuroTexas patients the most advanced spinal surgery options available.
“Minimally-invasive spinal surgery has been a major focus for NeuroTexas in recent years,” says Dr. Douglas (Kit) Fox, partner and founder of NeuroTexas. “We feel the robotics system provides neurosurgeons a new level of pre-operative assessment and intra-operative precision which may equate to better outcomes for our patients. We believe in providing the most advanced technologies along with the highest quality care for our patients.”
Minimally-invasive procedures can mean less pain, less blood loss, smaller incisions, shorter hospitalizations and shorter recovery time for patients. Smaller incisions usually pose a challenge to surgeons due to the limited view of the anatomy. Robotics systems help to overcome this challenge with a 3D comprehensive surgical plan and analytics that gives the neurosurgeon unprecedented information before the surgery even starts. The robotics then assists the neurosurgeon in guiding the placement of incisions and screws. As a result, the neurosurgeon may operate with greater precision, efficiency and confidence.
If you would like any more information on advances in technology to treat spinal and other neurological disorders, Dr Douglas (Kit) Fox of NeuroTexas is available for comment.
NeuroTexas
Founded in 2007 by neurosurgeons, Mark G. Burnett, M.D., Douglas J. Fox, M.D. and K Michael Webb, M.D., NeuroTexas has been providing excellence in brain, spine and peripheral nerve surgical treatment to Central Texas. In 2011 James S Waldron, M.D. joined the practice to enhance the endovascular services that NeuroTexas offered. NeuroTexas currently has 7 locations in Austin and the surrounding area. For more information please visit: www.NeuroTexas.net.
