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ArticleGlobal spine journal2024

Effect of High-Riding Vertebral Artery on the Accuracy and Safety of C2 Pedicle Screw Placement in Basilar Invagination and Related Risk Factors.

Lu-Ping Zhou, Ren-Jie Zhang, Hua-Qing Zhang, Zhen-Fei Jiang, Jin Shang, Cai-Liang Shen

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Article in Global spine journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lu-Ping ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Ren-Jie ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Hua-Qing ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Zhen-Fei JiangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Jin ShangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Cai-Liang ShenDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9835-6384
Anhui Medical University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

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Abstract

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designRetrospective cohort study.

objectiveTo investigate the effect of HRVA on the intrapedicular accuracy of C2PS placement through the freehand method in patients with BI and analyse the possible risk factors for C2PS malpositioning.

methodA total of 91 consecutive patients with BI who received 174 unilateral C2PS placements through the freehand method were retrospectively included. The unilateral pedicles were assigned to the HRVA and non-HRVA groups. The primary outcome was the intrapedicular accuracy of C2PS placement in accordance with the Gertzbein-Robbins scale. Moreover, the risk factors that possibly affected intrapedicular accuracy were assessed.

resultsThe rate of intrapedicular accuracy in C2PS placement in patients with BI was 23.6%. Results showed that the non-HRVA group had remarkably higher rates of optimal and clinically acceptable C2PS placement than the HRVA group. Nevertheless, the HRVA group exhibited similar results for grade B classification as the non-HRVA group. Moreover, in the HRVA and non-HRVA groups, the most common direction of screw deviations was the lateral direction. Furthermore, the multivariate analyses showed that the obliquity of the lateral atlantoaxial joint in the sagittal plane ≥15°, and that in the coronal plane ≥ 20°, isthmus height < 4.3 mm, and distance from the skin to the spinous process ≥ 2.8 cm independently contributed to a high rate of screw malpositioning in BI patients.

conclusionThe presence of HRVA in BI patients contributed to the high rate of malpositioning in C2PS placement via the freehand method. However, the rates of intrapedicular accuracy in patients with BI with and without HRVA were considerably low.

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basilar invaginationC2high-riding vertebral arterypedicle screw accuracyposterior cervicalrisk factor

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