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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2025

Comparison of subdermal needle and surface adhesive electrodes for intraoperative neuromonitoring during spine surgeries.

Weiwei Xia, Dekui Song, Han Fu, Ting Lei, Kaifeng Wang, Yan Zeng

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Weiwei Xia *Department of Spinal Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China.
Dekui Song *Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
Han Fu *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ting LeiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Kaifeng Wang *Department of Spinal Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China. kevinwang27@163.com.
Yan Zeng *Department of Spinal Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China. zy7311@126.com.

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7232191, L242163National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFB4703000National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272540
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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to further compare subdermal needle electrodes (NE) and surface adhesive electrodes (SE) during intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in spine surgeries.

methodsWe analyzed data from forty consecutive patients undergoing spine surgery. The data mainly included impedance, Root Mean Square (RMS), Tc-MEP and free-run EMG characteristics of NE versus SE with (left foot) and without (right foot) conductive paste (CP) during IONM.

resultsResults indicated that SE with CP exhibited significantly lower impedance than SE without CP and higher impedance than NE. The RMS of free-run EMG recorded by SE were found to be higher than the NE, but no significant differences were found between SE with CP and SE without CP. Furthermore, NE yielded higher MEP amplitudes and superior signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) than SE. The ratios of MEP amplitude and SNR recorded by SE to NE were not significantly different between the left and right foot. The success rate for MEP induction was significantly higher with NE than SE.

conclusionThis research advocates for prioritizing NE in IONM during spine surgeries due to their favorable performance characteristics.

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AdhesivesIntraoperative Neurophysiological MonitoringMonitoring, IntraoperativeNeedlesSpineAdultAgedElectrodesElectromyographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultAdhesivesElectromyographyIntraoperative neuromonitoringMotor evoked potentialsNeedle electrodesSpine surgerySurface adhesive electrodes

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PMCPMC12090551

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