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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018

Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Pedicle Screw Placement Using Stryker-Ziehm Virtual Screw Technology and Navigated Stryker Cordless Driver 3: Technical Note.

Praveen Satarasinghe, Kojo D Hamilton, Michael J Tarver, Robert J Buchanan, Michael T Koltz

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Praveen SatarasingheDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. praveen.satarasinghe@utexas.edu.
Kojo D HamiltonDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. hamiltondk@upmc.edu.
Michael J TarverDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. micheal.j.tarver@utexas.edu.
Robert J BuchananDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. robert.buchanan@utexas.edu.
Michael T KoltzDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. mtkoltz@gmail.com.
The University of Texas at Austin · USCentral Texas Spine Institute · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

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Abstract

objectUtilization of pedicle screws (PS) for spine stabilization is common in spinal surgery. With reliance on visual inspection of anatomical landmarks prior to screw placement, the free-hand technique requires a high level of surgeon skill and precision. Three-dimensional (3D), computer-assisted virtual neuronavigation improves the precision of PS placement and minimization steps.

methodsTwenty-three patients with degenerative, traumatic, or neoplastic pathologies received treatment via a novel three-step PS technique that utilizes a navigated power driver in combination with virtual screw technology. (1) Following visualization of neuroanatomy using intraoperative CT, a navigated 3-mm match stick drill bit was inserted at an anatomical entry point with a screen projection showing a virtual screw. (2) A Navigated Stryker Cordless Driver with an appropriate tap was used to access the vertebral body through a pedicle with a screen projection again showing a virtual screw. (3) A Navigated Stryker Cordless Driver with an actual screw was used with a screen projection showing the same virtual screw. One hundred and forty-four consecutive screws were inserted using this three-step, navigated driver, virtual screw technique.

resultsOnly 1 screw needed intraoperative revision after insertion using the three-step, navigated driver, virtual PS technique. This amounts to a 0.69% revision rate. One hundred percent of patients had intraoperative CT reconstructed images taken to confirm hardware placement.

conclusionsPedicle screw placement utilizing the Stryker-Ziehm neuronavigation virtual screw technology with a three step, navigated power drill technique is safe and effective.

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neuronavigationpedicle screwspinesurgerythree-dimensionalvirtual technique

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PMID29673199
PMCPMC5920458
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