DIMAPUR — BLK-Max Speciality Hospital in Delhi has offered 10% rebate for patients from Nagaland undergoing robotic spine surgery. This was announced by Dr. Puneet Girdhar, senior director and head of Ortho Spine Surgery at BLK-Max hospital, during a press conference held at Eden Hospital in Dimapur on Friday. He informed that a new advanced integrated robotic system for spine surgeries, which ensures safety and accuracy of spine surgery, was recently introduced at BLK-Max Speciality Hospital in Delhi. Dr. Girdhar informed that Max Healthcare, at present, has 21 robots out of which five are at BLK Max Hospital including one for joint replacement, one for spine surgery and the other three for general surgical procedures. While the cost for robotic surgeries range from INR 2 to 12 lakh, Dr. Girdhar informed that they are offering 10% discount for residents of Nagaland. Dr. Girdhar stated that robotic system for spine surgery technology is the most advanced software platform designed to increase safety and accuracy of spine surgery. He explained that the technology utilises artificial intelligence to visualise spinal anatomy during complex surgeries and also allow data integration which comes handy during spine surgeries and enable doctors to customise the surgical plan...