3D printed pedicle screw guides reduce the rate of intraoperative screw revision in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery
Jeong S, Yang A, Dhodapkar M, Jabbouri S, Jonnalagadda A, Tuason D. 3D printed pedicle screw guides reduce the rate of intraoperative screw revision in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery. The Spine Journal 2023, 23: 1894-1899. PMID: 37553024, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisRevision rateOperative timeFreehand techniquePedicle screwsPosterior spinal instrumented fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgeryIntraoperative screw revisionsLength of surgerySpinal instrumented fusionSingle academic centerTotal operative timeTotal revision rateIdiopathic scoliosis surgeryHigher revision rateYears of agePedicle screw fixationIntraoperative revision rateScrew placement accuracySecondary outcomesPatient demographicsPatients 10Instrumented fusionIntraoperative measuresRetrospective study