Detection of Common Anatomical Landmarks and Vertical Trajectories for Freehand Pedicle Screw Placement

• Published in: Orthopaedic surgery Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 1541 - 1548
• Main Authors: Wang, Shunmin, Zhang, Weihang, Sun, Jingchuan, Wang, Yuan, Fan, Jianping, Yu, Yaping, Zhao, Feng, Gao, Jie, Shi, Jiangang, Guo, Yongfei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.06.2023; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS); Back surgery; Clinical; Fractures; Freehand technique; Intraoperative detection; Medical imaging; Pedicle screws; Preoperative planning; Scoliosis; Spinal cord; Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS); Freehand technique; Pedicle screws; Intraoperative detection; Preoperative planning

Objective It is clinically important for pedicle screws to be placed quickly and accurately. Misplacement of pedicle screws results in various complications. However, the incidence of complications varies greatly due to the different professional titles of physicians and surgical experience. Therefo...