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    Farah, Kaissar; Meyer, Mikael; Prost, Solene; Dufour, Henry; Blondel, Benjamin; Fuentes, Stephane

    Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 12/2020, Letnik: 19, Številka: 6
    Journal Article

    Abstract BACKGROUND Accurate screw placement remains very challenging especially in the upper cervical spine. OBJECTIVE To present our first experience of a percutaneous posterior C1-C2 fixation for a traumatic fracture. METHODS This is a case report of a non-neurological patient, harboring a type II odontoid fracture. She underwent a posterior percutaneous fixation using Cirq® Robotic Assistance coupled to the AIRO® intraoperative computed tomography (iCT)-scan and BrainLab® navigation system (all by BrainLab AG). Routine CT was performed on postoperative day 2 to evaluate pedicle screw placement. The effective dose was calculated. RESULTS The C1-C2 posterior percutaneous fixation was performed with cannulated VERTEX® Reconstruction System (Medtronic). Overall, 4 screws were placed. All of them were rated as acceptable (100%). Radiation dose received by the patient was 4.13 mSv. Radiation dose received by the surgical staff was 0 mSv. Postoperative course was excellent. CONCLUSION Posterior percutaneous fixation using Cirq® Robotic Assistance coupled with iCT navigation system is a major innovation that can improve pedicle screw positioning's accuracy with acceptable patient radiation and reduced surgical team exposure.