Thoracolumbar pedicle screw instrumentation: Different types & insertional techniques

Author(s): Oussama Mohamed Arakeep, Tarek Ibrahim Abo El-Noor, Ahmed El-Sayed El-Tantawy and Sherif El-Sayed El-Daw

Abstract: A common procedure performed worldwide to treat many spinal illnesses, such as trauma, deformity, degenerative disease, and malignancy, is spinal fixation. The management of numerous spinal disorders, including those caused by trauma, deformity, degenerative disease, and tumors, is accomplished globally through the use of spinal fixation operations. Reliable pedicle screws placement is crucial to achieve a safe and rigid fixation. One common technique for instrumenting and stabilizing the lumbar and thoracic spine is pedicle screw fixation. One of its advantages is that it can stabilize all three columns with a single technique. There are a number of assistive procedures that can be used to place the pedicle screws more precisely, but they come with a higher cost, longer surgery time, and more radiation exposure. All three of the spine's columns are crossed by the pedicle screw. Even in the event that three columns are disrupted, it serves as a sturdy bridge across them and offers strong fixation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2024.v10.i2d.3557