Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation

Chapter 30 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation



Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) has advantages over other fusion procedures, such as shorter operating time, lower blood loss, and no epidural complications [16]. However, in the case of spondylolytic or degenerative spondylolisthesis at multiple vertebral levels, higher pseudarthrosis rates have been reported with ALIF [7,8].


Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPF) was developed as a minimally invasive posterior augmentation for ALIF [9]. At present, the PPF technique has been applied to a wide range of fusion procedures, including mini–open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) [10].







Procedures


Until recently, difficulty was always encountered with percutaneous placement of connecting rods. The innovation of the CD HORIZON Sextant system (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) has overcome the need for open rod placement.



Procedure for Percutaneous Pedicle Screw in General

























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Aug 5, 2016 | Posted by in NEUROSURGERY | Comments Off on Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation

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