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Pedicle Screw-Associated Violation Of The Adjacent Unfused Facet Joint: Clinical Outcomes And Fusion Rates, Nathan J. Sinz, David Hanwuk Kim, Raymond W. Hwang, Gyu-Ho Lee, Kevin Charles Baker, Rick C. Sasso, Daniel K. Park, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, Ruijia Niu
Pedicle Screw-Associated Violation Of The Adjacent Unfused Facet Joint: Clinical Outcomes And Fusion Rates, Nathan J. Sinz, David Hanwuk Kim, Raymond W. Hwang, Gyu-Ho Lee, Kevin Charles Baker, Rick C. Sasso, Daniel K. Park, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, Ruijia Niu
Conference Presentation Abstracts
INTRODUCTION: Lumbar spine pedicle screws are the most commonly utilized implants for providing immediate spinal stability during fusion surgery. Ideal pedicle screw positioning includes avoiding violation of any adjacent unfused facet joints. Nevertheless, inadvertent screw malposition and screw-associated violation of adjacent facet joints (FJV) remains a potential complication of the procedure regardless of whether surgery is performed in open fashion or with minimally invasive techniques and despite the use of intraoperative imaging or surgical navigation. Given the proximity of the lumbar vertebral pedicle to the proximal facet joint, FJV occurs almost exclusively at the level of the proximal as opposed …