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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2024

Effect of L5 spinal canal type on pedicle screw placement based on CT imaging: a retrospective clinical study.

Zhemin Zhu, Shengxuan Hu, Weibo Zeng, Shuizhong Cen, Yubin Liu, Wei Zhang, Benchao Shi

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  1. Automated multi-trajectory planning for C1-C2 screw fixation using CT-derived 3D models.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 · 2026
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Zhemin ZhuDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, 253# industry road, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China.
Shengxuan HuDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, 253# industry road, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China.
Weibo ZengDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, 253# industry road, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China.
Shuizhong CenDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, 253# industry road, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China.
Yubin LiuDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, 253# industry road, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Bone and Joint, Panyu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. zhangwei3153@163.com.
Benchao ShiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, 253# industry road, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China. benchaoys@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3525-9026

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purposeThe objective of this study was to investigate the optimal entry point and pedicle camber angle for L5 pedicle screws of different canal types.

methodsCT imaging data were processed by Mimics for simulated pedicle screw placement, and PD (Pedicle diameter), PCA (Pedicle camber angle), LD (Longitudinal distance), TD (Transverse distance), and PBG (Pedicle screw breach grade) were measured. Then they were divided into the Round group and Trefoil group according to the type of spinal canal. When comparing PD, PCA, LD, TD, and PBG, the two sides of the pedicle were compared separately, so they were first divided into the round-type pedicle group and the trefoil-type pedicle group.

resultsIn the round-type pedicle group (n = 134) and the trefoil-type pedicle group (n = 264), there was no significant difference in PD and LD, but there was a significant difference in PCA between the two groups (t = - 4.072, P < 0.05). A statistically significant difference in the distance of the Magerl point relative to the optimal entry point (t = - 3.792, P < 0.05), and the distance of the Magerl point relative to the optimal entry point was greater in the trefoil-type pedicle group than in the round-type pedicle group.

conclusionThe optimal entry point for L5 is more outward than the Magerl point, and the Trefoil spinal canal L5 is more outwardly oriented than the Round spinal canal L5, with a greater angle of abduction during pedicle screw placement.

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Pedicle ScrewsSpinal FusionHumansRetrospective StudiesSpinal CanalTomography, X-Ray ComputedLumbar disc herniationPedicle breachPedicle screwSpinal canal

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