Cheng-Yu Tsai
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5
Total Citations
125
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About
Cheng-Yu Tsai is a pioneering spine surgeon and researcher whose work has substantially advanced the field of robotic-assisted spinal surgery. Based at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital in Taiwan, Tsai has dedicated his career to improving the precision, safety, and outcomes of pedicle screw placement — a critical procedure for restoring spinal stability and correcting deformities. His most influential contribution, a 2016 study introducing an intraoperative classification system for evaluating screw accuracy using the Renaissance bone-mounted miniature robotic system, has garnered 76 citations and helped establish a foundational framework for assessing robotic surgical performance. Building on this work, his 2017 follow-up investigating factors affecting transpedicle screw accuracy across 125 patients further cemented his expertise and has accumulated 35 citations. More recently, Tsai has expanded his focus to vulnerable patient populations, exploring robotic-assisted minimally invasive fusion surgery for osteoporosis patients to address challenges such as screw loosening and compression fractures. He has also contributed meaningfully to surgical education, examining the learning curves associated with robotic spine surgery adoption and the crucial role of interdisciplinary teamwork. Collectively, his research represents a rigorous, patient-centered effort to bring precision robotics into mainstream spinal care.
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- 2Pedicle screw placement accuracy of bone-mounted miniature robot system35 citations · 2017
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