Introduction Instrument-navigation modalities including CT-guided and robot-assisted
methods claim both efficacy and accuracy when applied to spine surgery, yet often increase …

The introduction of minimally invasive surgery ushered in a new era of spine surgery by
minimizing the undue iatrogenic injury, recovery time, and blood loss, among other …

BACKGROUND: For percutaneous lumbar fusion (percLIF), magnetic resonance imaging
and computed tomography are critical to defining surgical corridors. Currently, these scans …

BACKGROUND: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion has inherent limitations, such as the
necessity to reposition the patient. To overcome this limitation, the prone transpsoas (PTP) …

Background Minimally invasive surgical techniques have resulted in improved patient
outcomes. One drawback has been the increased reliance on fluoroscopy and subsequent …

Background The accuracy of pedicle screws placed with instrument tracking and robotic
navigation are individually comparable or superior to placement using standard fluoroscopy …

Objective While Kambin's Triangle has become an ever more important anatomic window
given its proximity to the exiting nerve root, there have been limited studies examining the …

The use of intraoperative fluoroscopy in surgery produces scattered radiation that can
expose all operating room personnel to measurable and, in some cases, substantial …

O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar as implicações da radiação na saúde dos
profissionais que utilizam o arco cirúrgico na prática diária. Neste estudo foi realizada uma …

The prone lateral transpsoas approach for lumbar interbody fusion and posterior
instrumentation enables a large surface area implant without disruption of the posterior …