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  • Title: Routine spinal navigation for thoraco-lumbar pedicle screw insertion using the O-arm three-dimensional imaging system improves placement accuracy.
    Author: Ling JM, Dinesh SK, Pang BC, Chen MW, Lim HL, Louange DT, Yu CS, Wang CM.
    Journal: J Clin Neurosci; 2014 Mar; 21(3):493-8. PubMed ID: 24090516.
    Abstract:
    Modern image-guided spinal navigation employs high-quality intra-operative three dimensional (3D) images to improve the accuracy of spinal surgery. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of thoraco-lumbar pedicle screw insertion using the O-arm (Breakaway Imaging, LLC, Littleton, MA, USA) 3D imaging system. Ninety-two patients underwent insertion of thoraco-lumbar pedicle screws guided by O-arm navigation over a 27 month period. Intra-operative scans were retrospectively reviewed for pedicle breach. The operative time of patients where O-arm navigation was used was compared to a matched control group where fluoroscopy was used. A total of 467 pedicle screws were inserted. Four hundred and forty-five screws (95.3%) were placed within the pedicle without any breach (Gertzbein classification grade 0). Sixteen screws (3.4%) had a pedicle breach of less than 2mm (Gertzbein classification grade 1), and six screws (1.3%) had a pedicle breach between 2mm and 4mm (Gertzbein classification grade 2). The grade 2 screws were revised intra-operatively. There was no incidence of neurovascular injury in this series of patients. The mean operative time for O-arm patients was 5.25 hours. In a matched control group of fluoroscopy patients, the mean operative time was 4.75 hours. The difference in the mean operative time between the two groups was not statistically significant (p=0.15, paired t-test). Stereotactic navigation based on intra-operative O-arm 3D imaging resulted in high accuracy in thoraco-lumbar pedicle screw insertion.
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