Minimally Invasive Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation by a Posterolateral Approach for Acute Cervical Injury

This study included 56 consecutive patients who received surgery for cervical fractures. We inserted a total of 203 cervical pedicle screws. Nineteen patients were treated by conventional methods. Thirty-seven patients were treated by MICEPS fixation. According to the MICEPS fixation, 12 patients were treated by unilateral fusion, 25 patients by bilateral fusion. All pedicle screws were inserted using spinal navigation system in the both groups. Results: The average surgical time was 217 minutes with the conventional pedicle screw fixation and 165 minutes with the MICEPS fixation (P=0.0014). The average intraoperative bleeding was 560 mL in the conventional fixation and 140 mL in the MICEPS fixation (P
Source: Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques - Category: Surgery Tags: Primary Research Source Type: research