NEW YORK, April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The world's first-of-its-kind dual robotic surgery was
performed on April 23 at
Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, announced National President
Ellen Hershkin of Hadassah, the
Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA).
The revolutionary dual robotic surgery assisted in the repair of
a severe spinal fracture suffered by Aharon
Schwartz, 42, a factory worker in Jerusalem who was injured when a steel object
pinned him to the ground, fracturing his leg in two places and
breaking six of his spinal vertebrae. The 3-hour surgery took
place in the state-of-the-art $30M
underground hybrid operating theater at Hadassah's Sarah Wetsman
Davidson Hospital Tower.
Dr. Meir Liebergall, Chairman of the Hadassah Medical
Organization's (HMO) Orthopedic Department and head of HMO's
Musculo-Skeletal Medicine Division, explained the pioneering
surgery. "Two robots, Siemens' Artis Zeego and the Mazor
Robotics' Renaissance® Guidance System, were
involved in the surgery. Artis Zeego, overseen by Dr.
Amal Khouri, Director of HMO's
Orthopedic Hospitalization Center, provided real-time 3-dimensional
imaging during the surgical procedure, which eliminated the need
for pre-surgery CT scans and post-surgery X-rays.
Renaissance® Guidance System, a screw placement
system which allows spinal implant placement with maximum safety
and accuracy, was controlled by HMO Sr. Orthopedic Surgeon Dr.
Josh Schroeder. Renaissance
communicated with Artis Zeego during the minimally-invasive surgery
while Dr. Schroeder led the Hadassah orthopedic team in the
insertion of eleven pedicle screws into the patient's spine with
clinical exactitude."
Dr. Liebergall predicted that patient Schwartz will completely
recover from the surgery and will be walking again very
shortly.
Hershkin states, "Once again, HMO achieves another world-first –
a dual robot-assisted spinal surgery, solidifying its reputation
for world class medical innovation and treatment. Our
congratulations go to Dr. Liebergall and his brilliant surgical
team for continuing Hadassah's mission of bringing ground-breaking
medical care to the people of Israel."
The Mazor Robotics Renaissance® Guidance System
transforms spine surgery from freehand procedures to
highly-accurate, state-of-the-art procedures that may reduce
fluoroscopy—even for minimally-invasive surgery (MIS), scoliosis,
and other complex spinal deformity cases.
The Siemens Artis Zeego® Robotic Technology enables
smoother, swifter and trouble-free patient positioning and
execution procedures.
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
(HWZOA) is the largest Jewish women's
organization in the United
States. With 330,000 members,
associates and supporters Hadassah brings Jewish women
together to effect change and advocate on critical
issues such as medical care and research and women's
empowerment. Through the Hadassah Medical
Organization's two hospitals, the world-renowned trauma center and
the leading research facility in Jerusalem, Hadassah supports the delivery of
exemplary patient care to over a million people every year. HMO
serves without regard to race, religion or nationality and earned a
Nobel Peace Prize Nomination in 2005 for building
"bridges to peace" through equality in medical treatment.
For more information, visit
www.hadassah.org.
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