Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Robotic Spine Surgery Access in the Continental United States: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Analysis.

Mastrokostas PG, Mastrokostas LE, Emara AK, Dalton J, Narayanan R, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Bou Monsef J, Razi AE, Ng MK

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DOI: 10.1177/21925682251356218
Published: 2026 Jan
Container: Global spine journal
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@article{allodium:10.1177/21925682251356218,
  title = {Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Robotic Spine Surgery Access in the Continental United States: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Analysis.},
  author = {Mastrokostas PG and Mastrokostas LE and Emara AK and Dalton J and Narayanan R and Kepler CK and Hilibrand AS and Vaccaro AR and Bou Monsef J and Razi AE and Ng MK},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Global spine journal},
  doi = {10.1177/21925682251356218},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682251356218}
}

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TI  - Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Robotic Spine Surgery Access in the Continental United States: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Analysis.
AU  - Mastrokostas PG
AU  - Mastrokostas LE
AU  - Emara AK
AU  - Dalton J
AU  - Narayanan R
AU  - Kepler CK
AU  - Hilibrand AS
AU  - Vaccaro AR
AU  - Bou Monsef J
AU  - Razi AE
AU  - Ng MK
PY  - 2026
JO  - Global spine journal
DO  - 10.1177/21925682251356218
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PG, M., LE, M., AK, E., J, D., R, N., CK, K., AS, H., AR, V., J, B. M., AE, R., & MK, N. (2026). Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Robotic Spine Surgery Access in the Continental United States: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Analysis.. Global spine journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682251356218

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