ReviewJournal of orthopaedics2023
Ultrasonic bone scalpel in spine surgery.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A case of severe idiopathic adolescent scoliosis: the importance of a three-dimensional approach for optimal surgical outcomes, case report, and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Pooled it
- Ultrasonic Versus High-Speed Drilling for C2 Pedicle Screw Placement with High-Riding Vertebral Artery: A Comparative Study of Vascular Safety and Thermal Injury.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Pedicle subtraction osteotomy using ultrasonic bone curette yields fewer durotomies, decreased blood loss: a single surgeon's retrospective experience.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- A Comparative Study of Piezoelectric Surgery versus High-Speed Drill in Cervical Spine Laminectomy.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- A miniature ultrasonic surgical device based on a flextensional configuration with a pre-stressed piezoelectric stack.Communications engineering · 2026Article
- Clinical Application of an Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel in the Treatment of Osteoid Osteoma: A Single-Center Pilot Study.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2026Article
- Ultrasonic tool to cut human bone: Cutting speed and forces necessary for potential remote robotic arms.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2026Article
- Dura Vibration Difference Between PTP Bone Resection and Upper Facet Joints En Bolc Resection in Posterior Thoracic Decompression.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Surgical treatment to resect giant intraspinal epidural cavernous hemangioma of Cobb syndrome: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- [Application of V-shaped stealth decompression technique using ultrasonic bone scalpel in anterior surgery for adjacent two-level cervical spondylosis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- Use of ultrasonic bone dissector in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis involving the cervical spine.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Posterior-only approach cervical hemivertebrectomy and short fusion with pedicle screws in young children with cervical scoliosis: case report and technical note.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Spine surgery has always been considered technically demanding even in the hands of the most experienced surgeon on account of close proximity of vital soft tissue structures. Technical advancements over the last few decades have been crucial for the progress of this complex speciality which not only increased the surgical accuracy, but patient safety as well. Ultrasonic devices are one such innovation based on piezoelectric vibrations, patented by Fernando Bianchetti, Domenico Vercellotti, and Tomaso Vercellotti in 1988. Methods: We did an extensive literature search on ultrasonic devices and their applications in the field of spine surgery. Results: We present the various ultrasonic bone devices available including their physical, technologic and clinical aspects in spine surgery. We also attempt to cover the limitations and future advances of Ultrasonic bone scalpel (UBS) in particular, which would be interesting and informative for any spine surgeon who is novice in this field. Conclusion: UBS has been found to be safe and effective in all forms of spine surgeries offering distinct advantages over conventional instruments, although limited by an inherent learning curve.
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