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Xiaotong Meng is a spine surgeon and clinical researcher whose work centers on the intersection of robotic technology and minimally invasive spinal surgery, with a particular focus on osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF). Meng has made significant contributions to advancing the clinical application of robot-assisted percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP), a procedure critical for treating the growing population of patients suffering from osteoporosis-related spinal fractures. Their most influential work, examining the learning curve of robot-assisted PKP (40 citations), provided essential practical guidance for surgeons adopting this emerging technology, while companion studies directly comparing robot-assisted versus fluoroscopy-guided approaches (24 citations) offered rigorous evidence supporting the clinical and radiological advantages of robotic systems. Notably, Meng's research highlights meaningful reductions in intraoperative fluoroscopy exposure for both surgeons and patients — an important safety consideration often overlooked in conventional approaches. Collectively accumulating nearly 70 citations, Meng's body of work has helped shape evidence-based protocols for robotic spinal intervention, making their research an important reference point for spine surgeons and biomedical engineers seeking to integrate precision robotics into orthopedic practice.