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Clinical outcomes such as operative time, intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency, screw placement accuracy, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and postoperative pain were compared between the two groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Group A showed significantly better screw placement accuracy, fewer intraoperative fluoroscopy attempts, shorter fluoroscopy time, and fewer guidewire adjustments compared to Group B (P &amp;lt; 0.05). Additionally, Group A had shorter hospital stays, a lower incidence of postoperative complications, and short-term greater improvement in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores (P &amp;lt; 0.05). However, after 1\u00a0year of follow-up, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the improvement of VAS scores.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Robotic AI-assisted placement improves pedicle screw placement accuracy, reduces intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency and time, alleviates postoperative pain, and accelerates patient recovery. 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