title: [O-arm navigation in spinal surgery for complex cases].
abstract: The intraoperative computer-assisted navigation technique has evolved and changed the way we approach certain complex cases in the vertebral pathologies. The main advantages of this technique are that it increases the accuracy of the procedure, reduces its morbidity and invasiveness, diminishes the radiation dose and improves surgical protocols. In addition to the transpedicular fixation, the navigation system is useful in a high variety of pathologies such as spinal decompression or tumor resection. In the present study, we show several cases where navigation is used intraoperatively in different pathologies and their clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pescador
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rendón
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cano-Gala
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingeniería. Universidad de Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pescador
mesh_terms: D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Navigation; O-arm navigation; assisted orthopedic surgery