Interview: "MIND-BLOWING HOOSIER MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS" for Building Indiana

3D Imaging in Spine Surgery 

The cutting-edge technology and methods used in spinal surgery at Franciscan Health Dyer recently earned national recognition. The hospital’s advanced spine program includes the use of the O-arm surgical imaging system that provides real-time, three-dimensional images that register to the instruments used during spine surgery.

The integration of CT-guided navigation allows minimally invasive procedures and decreased recovery times, even in complex spine cases. Utilizing these techniques, doctors had zero infections in 236 spine surgeries performed during 2020.

Surgeons are now looking to incorporate augmented reality into spine surgery. Augmented reality allows images to be visualized through a headset while the surgeon is looking at the spine directly.

“We have come a long way with minimally invasive spine surgery, disc replacement, and safe spine surgery,” said Nitin Khanna, MD, orthopedic surgeon. “Working together [with our skilled staff] through the years has allowed for an extremely low complication rate.”

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