YANG Junsong , HAO Dingjun , LIU Tuanjiang , LIU Peng , HE Baorong , XU Xiaozhou , TUO Yuan , ZHANG Xuefang , LI Hui
  • Department of Spine Surgery, Honghui Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710054, P.R.China;
HAO Dingjun, Email: dingjun.hao@qq.com
Lumbar spondylolisthesis; spinal robot-assisted surgical system; transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; pedicle screw; minimally invasive
10.7507/1002-1892.201804049
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Objective  To explore the clinical application value of the spinal robot-assisted surgical system in mild to moderate lumbar spondylolisthesis and evaluate the accuracy of its implantation. Methods  The clinical data of 56 patients with Meyerding grade Ⅰ or Ⅱ lumbar spondylolisthesis who underwent minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) between January 2017 and December 2017 were retrospectively analysed. Among them, 28 cases were preoperatively planned with robotic arm and percutaneous pedicle screw placement according to preoperative planning (group A); the other 28 cases underwent fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw placement (group B). There was no significant difference in gender, age, body mass index, slippage type, Meyerding grade, and surgical segmental distribution between the two groups (P>0.05). The screw insertion angle was measured by CT, the accuracy of screw implantation was evaluated by Neo’s criteria, and the invasion of superior articular process was evaluated by Babu’s method. Results  One hundred and twelve screws were implanted in the two groups respectively, 5 screws (4.5%) in group A and 26 screws (23.2%) in group B penetrated the lateral wall of pedicle, and the difference was significant (χ2=9.157, P=0.002); the accuracy of nail implantation was assessed according to Neo’s criteria, the results were 107 screws of degree 0, 3 of degree 1, 2 of degree 2 in group A, and 86 screws of degree 0, 16 of degree 1, 6 of degree 2, 4 of degree 3 in group B, showing significant difference between the two groups (Z=4.915, P=0.031). In group B, 20 (17.9%) screws penetrated the superior articular process, while in group A, 80 screws were removed from the decompression side, and only 3 (3.8%) screws penetrated the superior articular process. According to Babu’s method, the degree of screw penetration into the facet joint was assessed. The results were 77 screws of grade 0, 2 of grade 1, 1 of grade 2 in group A, and 92 screws of grade 0, 13 of grade 1, 4 of grade 2, 3 of grade 3 in group B, showing significant difference between the two groups (Z=7.814, P=0.029). The screw insertion angles of groups A and B were (23.5±6.6)° and (18.1±7.5)° respectively, showing significant difference (t=3.100, P=0.003). Conclusion  Compared to fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw placement, robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw placement has the advantages such as greater accuracy, lower incidence of screw penetration of the pedicle wall and invasion of the facet joints, and has a better screw insertion angle. Combined with MIS-TLIF, robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw placement is an effective minimally invasive treatment for lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Citation： YANG Junsong, HAO Dingjun, LIU Tuanjiang, LIU Peng, HE Baorong, XU Xiaozhou, TUO Yuan, ZHANG Xuefang, LI Hui. Comparison of accuracy between robot-assisted and fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw placement for treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2018, 32(11): 1371-1376. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201804049 Copy

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