Neurological events due to pedicle screw malpositioning with lateral fluoroscopy-guided pedicle screw insertion.

CONCLUSIONS: Lateral fluoroscopy-assisted lumbosacral screw placement results in low rates of novel postoperative neurological events caused by screw malposition. In the majority of patients suffering from novel postoperative neurological events, these events could not be attributed to screw malpositioning, but rather were due to postoperative neurapraxia of peripheral nerves, neuropathy, or intraoperative traction of nerve roots. PMID: 32823268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - August 20, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Caelers IJMH, Rijkers K, van Kuijk SMJ, van Santbrink H, de Bie RA, van Hemert WLW Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research