Open AccessIso-C3D navigation assisted pedicle screw placement in deformities of the cervical and thoracic spine
Author(s) -
Vinod V Rajan,
Vijay Kamath,
Ajoy Prasad Shetty,
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.62083
Subject(s) - medicine , neurovascular bundle , foramen , vertebral artery , thoracic spine , cervical spine , surgery , deformity , thoracic vertebrae , radiology , lumbar vertebrae , lumbar
Pedicle screw instrumentation of the deformed cervical and thoracic spine is challenging to even the most experienced surgeon and associated with increased incidence of screw misplacement. Iso-C3D based navigation has been reported to improve the accuracy of pedicle screw placement, however, there are very few studies assessing its efficacy in the presence of deformity. We conducted a study to evaluate the accuracy of Iso-C3D based navigation in pedicle screw fixation in the deformed cervical and thoracic spine.