Table 1
Rates of Breach by Type for Conventional Fluoroscopy (CF) Versus Electromagnetic Guidance (EM)
Overall Breach Rate (%)
Lumbar Breach Rate (%)
Breach Type
CF
EM
CF
EM
Pedicle
32.1
42.8
33.3
33.3
Vertebrae
10.7
10.7
8.3
12.5
Critical
25.0
14.2
25.0
0.0