Acute Implant-related Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Fusion
O’Neill N, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Glotzbecker MP, Verhofste BP, Karlin LI, Proctor MR, Hedequist DJ. Acute Implant-related Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Fusion. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019, 40: e662-e666. PMID: 31743291, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplant-related complicationsCervical fusionInstrumented cervical fusionsMonths of surgeryDay of surgeryCervical spine fusionLateral mass screwsComputed tomography (CT) imagingLate surgeryRetrospective reviewCase seriesMedian timeOverall incidenceSurgical revisionImplant complicationsSyndromic diagnosisDifferent etiologiesScrew protrusionSpine fusionCervical instrumentationIntraoperative useComplicationsLoeys-DietzAnterior plateAverage ageIntraoperative Use of O-arm in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery
Verhofste BP, Glotzbecker MP, Hresko MT, MacDougall RD, Birch CM, O’Neill N, Karlin LI, Emans JB, Proctor MR, Hedequist DJ. Intraoperative Use of O-arm in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019, 40: e266-e271. PMID: 31192887, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative O-armCervical spine instrumentationO-armSpine instrumentationScrew positionPediatric cervical spine surgerySingle-center retrospective studyMean CT dose indexIntraoperative screw revisionsCervical spine surgeryVertebral artery injuryCervical spine fusionPostoperative CT scansDose-length productO-arm imagingCT dose indexFree-hand techniqueOptimal implant positionArtery injuryDural injuryNeurologic deficitsNeurovascular complicationsPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeFrequent indication