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Navigated percutaneous screw fixation of the pelvis with O-arm 2: two years’ experience

2020; Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton; Volume: 18; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17392/1326-21

1840-2445

Gianluca Ciolli, Daniele Caviglia, Carla Vitiello, Salvatore Lucchesi, Corrado Pinelli, Domenico De Mauro, Amarildo Smakaj, Giuseppe Rovere, Luigi Meccariello, Lawrence Camarda, Giulio Maccauro, Francesco Liuzza,

Hip and Femur Fractures

<p><strong>Aim <br /></strong>To evaluate the case series of the patients operated with percutaneous fixation by the navigation system based on 3D fluoroscopic images, to assess the precision of a surgical implant and functional outcome of patients.<br /><strong>Methods <br /></strong>A retrospective study of pelvic ring fractures in a 2-year period included those treated with the use of the O-Arm 2 in combination with the Stealth Station 8. Pelvic fractures were classified according to the Tile and the Young-Burgess classification. All patients were examined before surgery, with X-rays and CT scans, and three days after surgery with additional CT scan. The positioning of the screws was evaluated according to the Smith score, the outcome with the SF-36.<br /><strong>Results</strong> <br />Among 24 patients 18 were with B and six with C type fracture according to Tile, while eight were with APC, 10 LC, and<br />six with VS type according to Young-Burgess classification. All patients were treated in the supine position, except two. A total of 41 iliosacral or transsacral screws and five anterior pelvic ring screws were implanted. The medium surgical time per screw was 41 minutes. There was a perfect correspondence of screw scores value from post-operative CT and intraoperative fluoroscopy. The mean screw score value was 0.92. There were no cases of poor positioning. The median follow-up was 17.5 months. The patients were satisfied with their health condition on SF-36.<br /><strong>Conclusion </strong><br />The use of the O-arm guarantees great precision in the positioning of the screws and reduced surgical times with excellent<br />clinical results in patients.</p>