Christopher R. Good, MD, of Reston-based Virginia Spine Institute, performed his 100th spinal fusion surgery using Mazor Robotics' Renaissance Robotic Guidance System.
Here are five highlights:
1. He performed the surgery at Reston Hospital Center.
2. The first surgeon in the world to perform open robotic Sacroiliac joint fusion, Dr. Good was also the first in the Mid-Atlantic area to perform robot-guided surgery.
3. The team uses robotic assistance to perform minimally invasive spine surgery, revision surgery, Sacroiliac joint fusion and scoliosis correction surgery.
4. Dr. Good and his team are sharing the robot surgery's benefits with spine surgeons around the world.
5. "Our research is showing that robotic techniques are helping us to perform many surgeries through smaller incisions with less bleeding and a quicker recovery and to make many spine surgeries safer for the patients having them," said Dr. Good.