Background: Standard fluoroscopic navigation and stereotactic computed tomography–
guided lumbar pedicle screw instrumentation traditionally relied on the placement of …

Study Design: Description of a navigated, single-step, minimally invasive technique for the
placement of pedicle screws. Objective: To describe a new technique for minimally invasive …

Study Design: This study compares the accuracy rates of lumbar percutaneous pedicle
screw placement (PPSP) using either 2-dimensional (2-D) fluoroscopic guidance or 3 …

Background The objective of this study was to assess the pullout force of a novel sharp-
tipped screw developed for single-step, minimally invasive pedicle screw placement guided …

Study Design: Cadaveric study. Summary of Background Data: Pedicle screw fixation is an
established means of stabilizing the thoracic and lumbar spine. However, there are …

Objective This study retrospectively assessed the accuracy of placement of lumbar pedicle
screws placed by a single surgeon using a minimally-invasive, intra-operative CT-based …

Study Design. Institutional review board-approved, prospective, multicenter, comparative
study. Objective. To assess the accuracy and utility of a computer-assisted fluoroscopic …

Abstract Background Context Minimally invasive spine surgery has become increasingly
popular in clinical practice, and it offers patients the potential benefits of reduced blood loss …

Introduction With the advances and improvement of computer-assisted surgery devices,
computer-guided pedicle screws insertion has been applied to the lumbar, thoracic and …

Several guidance techniques have been employed to increase accuracy and reduce
surgical time during percutaneous placement of pedicle screws (PS). The purpose of our …