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A Spine Robotic-Assisted Navigation System for Pedicle Screw Placement
Published on: May 11, 2020
Pedicle Screw Instrumentation of the Cervicothoracic Junction in the Sitting Position using CT-guided Navigation:
Nirjhar Hore1, Hannes Lücking2, Hubert Schmitt3
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Background:
We evaluate the feasibility and potential advantages of spinal CT navigation in the placement of pedicle screws at the cervicothoracic junction in the sitting position to counteract the anatomy-related limitations of 2D fluoroscopy.
Methods:
We retrospectively analyze the data from 15 patients who underwent CT-based navigation-guided placement of a total of 36 pedicle screws at the cervicothoracic junction in the sitting position.
Results:
CT-based spinal navigation is a useful method in increasing accuracy of pedicle screw instrumentation in the sitting position, successfully counteracting the anatomy-related limitations of 2D fluoroscopy at the cervicothoracic junction.
Conclusion:
CT-based navigation-guided placement of pedicle screws at the cervicothoracic junction in the sitting position proved to be an accurate, safe, and user-friendly method.
