| Open-platform navigation and robotics systems that provide surgeons with access to all software and hardware features regardless of implant choice are preferred |
| Imaging systems with maximum compatibility with navigation and robotics platforms are optimal |
| Navigation systems that offer a universal registration mechanism should become standard |
| 3D fluoroscopy provides the greatest benefit when speed, operating efficiency, and mobility are required |
| Intraoperative CT is more useful when imaging of long constructs, high BMI, or cervicothoracic anatomy is needed |
| Radiation safety awareness that new 3D-fluoroscopy units can deliver radiation doses comparable to those of CT is needed |
| New robotic arm platforms require more clinical and health economic data to justify their increased costs |
