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Typically, spinal abscesses are decompressed with a surgery called a laminectomy. During this procedure, surgeons typically remove both sides of the lamina, or the back part of a vertebra.

Spine surgery is the latest frontier in orthopedic robotics. “I think the spine world has seen a very significant increase in the quality and accessibility of that type of technology,” he said.