Objective To compare vertebral implant placement in the canine thoracolumbar spine
between 3D‐printed patient‐specific drill guides (3DPG) and the conventional freehand …

Pedicle screws are typically used for fusion, percutaneous fixation, and means of gripping a
spinal segment. The screws act as a rigid and stable anchor points to bridge and connect …

Spinal fusion surgery requires highly accurate implantation of pedicle screw implants, which
must be conducted in critical proximity to vital structures with a limited view of anatomy …

Cannulation process intervenes before implantation of pedicle screw and depends on the
surgeon's experience. A reliable experimental protocol has been developed for the …

Image-guided surgery (IGS) has been evolving since the early 1990s and is now used on a
daily basis in the operating theater for spine surgery at many institutions. In the last 5 years …

Background: Pedicle screw insertion at the level of the fractured vertebra has been shown to
improve clinical and radiological outcomes in unstable thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures …

Objective O-arm computer navigation–assisted technology (OACNAT) has been widely used
in the treatment of thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum (TOLF) in recent years, but …

Background The training of orthopedic residents in adequate pedicle screw placement is
very important. We sought to investigate orthopedic residents' perspectives on the use of …

Pedicle screw fixation technique has been established as the safe standard for
instrumentations in all spinal regions. However, the screw position is sometimes suboptimal …