Open AccessIntra-operative computer navigation guided cervical pedicle screw insertion in thirty-three complex cervical spine deformities
Author(s) -
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran,
P. Rishi Mugesh Kanna,
T. Ajoy Prasad Shetty
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.65480
Subject(s) - medicine , neurovascular bundle , cervical spine , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , deformity , cervical vertebrae , vertebra , lateral mass , atlas (anatomy) , orthodontics , anatomy , population , environmental health
Cervical pedicle screw fixation is challenging due to the small osseous morphometrics and the close proximity of neurovascular elements. Computer navigation has been reported to improve the accuracy of pedicle screw placement. There are very few studies assessing its efficacy in the presence of deformity. Also cervical pedicle screw insertion in children has not been described before. We evaluated the safety and accuracy of Iso-C 3D-navigated pedicle screws in the deformed cervical spine.