Use of image-guided bone scalpel for resection of spine tumors: technical note.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
In the literature, the use of navigation for spine tumor surgery has largely centered on implant placement. We describe the cases of two patients with spinal tumors on whom we utilized our resection technique of registering an ultrasonic bone scalpel (UBS) to a navigation system. In both cases, we achieved a satisfactory tumor resection with negative margins and excellent neurologic outcomes. We feel that using the navigation-registered UBS is a valuable tool to increase the operator's ability to achieve desired resections while minimizing the neurologic deficits and operative morbidity associated with these challenging surgical cases.
Volume
2
First Page
48
Last Page
48
ISSN
2523-1995
Published In/Presented At
Towner, J. E., Piper, K. F., Schoeniger, L. O., Qureshi, S. H., & Li, Y. M. (2018). Use of image-guided bone scalpel for resection of spine tumors: technical note. AME case reports, 2, 48. https://doi.org/10.21037/acr.2018.11.02
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30596203
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article