Masashi Uehara, Shota Ikegami, Hiroki Oba, Yoshinari Miyaoka, Terue Hatakenaka, Daisuke Kurogochi, Takuma Fukuzawa, Shinji Sasao, Tetsuhiko Mimura, Jun Takahashi
PURPOSE: Preoperative computed tomography (CT)-based navigation is used for cervical pedicle screw (CPS) insertion to mitigate the risk of spinal cord and vertebral artery injury. In vertebrae with osteosclerosis due to degeneration or other factors, however, probing may not proceed easily, with difficulty creating the CPS insertion hole. This study investigated the impact of osteosclerosis on the accuracy of CPS insertion. METHODS: A total of 138 patients with CPS inserted at the C3-C7 level using preoperative CT navigation were retrospectively analyzed...
April 4, 2024: European Spine Journal