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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2006;39(5): 360-365. |
Comparison of Three Different Techniques in Cervical Transpedicular Screw Insertion. |
Young Jun Seo, Geun Sung Song, Won Ho Cho, Byung Kwan Choi, Seung Heon Cha, Sun Yong Baek |
1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. gnsong@pusan.ac.kr 2Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
OBJECTIVE This is a cadaver study to assess the accuracy of three cervical screw insertion techniques: the blind technique (Group I), the laminotomy technique (Group II), and the funnel technique (Group III). METHODS Ten human cadavers embalmed with formaldehyde were prepared. After exposing the spinous processes, the laminas and the lateral masses, titanium alloy transpedicular screws were inserted from C3 to C7. A total of 100 pedicles were ramdomly assigned to one of three techniques (the blind technique: 31 screws, the laminotomy technique: 51 screws, the funnel technique: 18 screws). Axial computed tomography with 1-mm slices, and sagittal and coronal reformation were performed to identify the accuracy of the screw insertion and the anatomic relationships. RESULTS In Group I, 9 screws (29%) were either contained within or penetrated less than 1mm, which were rated as successful. In Group II, 24 screws (47%) were successful. In Group III, 16 screws (89%) were successful. In the multiple comparison, there was a statistically significant difference between Groups I and III and between Groups II and III (chi-square test and Bonfenoni test). CONCLUSION The funnel technique can help a surgeon's understanding about the cervical pedicle more precisely than the other two techniques. The funnel technique is less dependent on lateral soft tissue retraction state. |
Key Words:
Cervical pedicle; Pedicle screw; Transpedicular fixation; Funnel technique |
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