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Medial or lateral pedicle screw penetration with the potential to affect neural structures in a wellknown and frequent problem associated with posterior spinal fusion. We evaluated the placement of pedicle screws (n = 141) in 36 patients following posterior lumbar spinal fusion with Socon or Kluger instrumentation via a lateral transpedicular approach. The examination was based on CT and MR images performed after removal of the instrumentation, on average 1 year after implantation. We found seven pedicle screws with lateral cortical penetration of the pedicle and five screws with medial cortical penetration of the pedicle (8.5% pedicle penetration overall). No severe radicular complications accompanied these pedicle penetrations. The mean insertion angles of the pedicle screws at the L4 level were 22.6 degrees and 23.1 degrees for the left and the right side, respectively. At the L5 level the mean insertion angle was 20.5 degrees on the left side and 21.5 degrees on the right, and at the S1 level the mean angle was 16.2 degrees on the left and 15.2 degrees on the right. The results of this study indicate that the lateral transpedicular approach is a safe procedure for pedicle screw insertion.

Verification of the position of pedicle screws in lumbar spinal fusion