title: Robotic assisted sacroplasty: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sacral insufficiency fracture is an important cause of lower back and groin pain among the osteoporotic population. Diagnosis and treatment of SIFs are challenging. Currently, surgical treatment includes sacroplasty under C-arm fluoroscopy or computed tomography. Both techniques have a risk of accuracy and high radiation exposure. A sacral insufficiency fracture patient treated using robotic assisted surgery is presented and present literature is discussed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A bilateral sacral insufficiency fracture patient with an additional L5 osteoporotic vertebra fracture is treated by bilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty using robotic assisted surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Robotic assisted surgery provided less x-ray exposure to the patient and the surgeon with additional accuracy and comfort.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robotic assisted surgery in treatment of sacral insufficiency fracture can be an important alternative method.
authors: Umraniye Teaching and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet Resid
authors: MR
authors: Onen
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Simsek
authors: Sait
authors: S
authors: Naderi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012371:Robotics; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods