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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021

Prevalence of spine surgery navigation techniques and availability in Africa: A cross-sectional study.

Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, Yvan Zolo, Faith C Robertson, Nourou Dine Adeniran Bankole, Kantenga Dieu Merci Kabulo, Jeff M Ntalaja, Juma Magogo, Ahmed Negida, Nqobile Thango, Ignatius Esene and 2 more

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Ulrick Sidney KanmounyeResearch Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Yvan ZoloResearch Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Faith C RobertsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Nourou Dine Adeniran BankoleResearch Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Kantenga Dieu Merci KabuloResearch Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Jeff M NtalajaNeurosurgery Unit, Ngaliema General Provincial Reference Hospital, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Juma MagogoMuhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ahmed NegidaResearch Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Nqobile ThangoDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ignatius EseneNeurosurgery Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Cameroon.
Brenton PennicookeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Camilo A MolinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundAfrica has a large burden of spine pathology but has limited and insufficient infrastructure to manage these spine disorders. Therefore, we conducted this e-survey to assess the prevalence and identify the determinants of the availability of spine surgery navigation techniques in Africa. MATERIALS AND

methodsA two-part questionnaire was disseminated amongst African neurological and orthopedic surgery consultants and trainees from January 24 to February 23, 2021. The Chi-Square, Fisher Exact, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to evaluate bivariable relationships, and a p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

resultsWe had 113 respondents from all regions of Africa. Most (86.7 %) participants who practiced or trained in public centers and centers had an annual median spine case surgery volume of 200 (IQR = 190) interventions. Fluoroscopy was the most prevalent spine surgery navigation technique (96.5 %), followed by freehand (55.8 %), stereotactic without intraoperative CT scan (31.9 %), robotic with intraoperative CT scan (29.2 %), stereotactic with intraoperative CT scan (8.8 %), and robotic without intraoperative CT scan (6.2 %). Cost of equipment (94.7 %), lack of trained staff to service (63.7 %), or run the equipment (60.2 %) were the most common barriers to the availability of spine instrumentation navigation. In addition, there were significant regional differences in access to trained staff to run and service the equipment (P = 0.001).

conclusionThere is a need to increase access to more advanced navigation techniques, and we identified the determinants of availability.

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AccessAfricaComputer-assisted surgeryNeuronavigationSpine surgery

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PMID34386229
PMCPMC8346523

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