The use of radiolucent pedicle fixation in degenerative lumbar spine surgery

Case Reports

. 2022 Jan 21;2022(1):rjab595.


doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab595.


eCollection 2022 Jan.

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Case Reports

Nathan Xie et al.


J Surg Case Rep.


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Abstract

Radiolucent pedicle screw fixation has become popularized in the field of oncological spine surgery owing to its ability to provide superior post-operative planning for adjuvant radiotherapy and radiological monitoring of tumour progression. We present the case of a 45-year-old female with degenerative spine pathology who underwent L4/5 and L5/S1 posterior lumbar interbody fusion with carbon fibre reinforced-polyetheretherketone pedicle screw fixation. The authors highlight the potential advantages of radiolucent pedicle fixation, which may translate into the degenerative spine surgery domain.

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