====== Spine surgery history ======

see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788429/

The first successful [[laminectomy]] was performed by Smith 
((Smith AG. Account of a case in which portions of three [[dorsal]] [[vertebra]]e were removed for the relief of [[paralysis]] from [[fracture]], with partial success. N Am Med Surg J. 1829;8:94–7. ))
in [[1828]] in the [[United States]]

In [[2004]], the [[SpineAssist]] ([[Mazor Robotics]] Ltd., Caesarea, Israel) was the first [[robot]] approved by the [[FDA]] for use in [[spinal surgery]] and remained one of the most widely used
((Shweikeh F, Amadio JP, Arnell M, et al. Robotics and the spine: a review of current and ongoing applications. Neurosurg Focus. 2014;36:E10.)).
The SpineAssist is a shared-control robot that offers [[navigation]] superior to traditional intraoperative navigation. Although [[cost]] is a limiting factor, future generations of robots have immense potential to improve spine surgery for both patients and providers alike
((D’Souza M, Gendreau J, Feng A, et al. Robotic-assisted spine surgery: history, efficacy, cost, and future trends. Robot Surg. 2019;6:9–23.)).