Shoulder Traction Device for Enhanced Conventional Fluoroscopy During Cervical Spine Operations

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Marangoz A., Çokluk C., Kuruoglu E., Aydin K., Altun A.

NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA, cilt.53, sa.2, ss.82-84, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2176/nmc.53.82
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.82-84
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cervical fluoroscopy, spinal surgery, cervical fluoroscopic imagination, PEDICLE SCREW, GUIDANCE, CT
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Conventional biplanar fluoroscopic imaging of the cervical spine is commonly used during cervical spinal surgery. We designed an intraoperative traction device to prevent shoulder superimposition on the cervical fluoroscopic imaging. During surgery at the stage of fluoroscopic examination, an operator can apply traction via the traction band of the device. This device is safe and easy to use, and can be preoperatively fitted to patients. Fluoroscopic images obtained with the new traction device were definitely superior compared with images obtained without the traction device. This device may be useful in cases with difficult fluoroscopic imagination of the lower cervical spine.