Spine
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Case Reports
Posterior transcanal lumbar interbody fusion for septic vertebral fracture pseudarthrosis and sitting imbalance.
Case report. ⋯ This extremely rare case focuses on the use of the transcanal approach to treat adequately lumbar septic pseudarthrosis and restore lumbar lordosis in definitively paraplegic patients in whom no anterior approach can be used.
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A retrospective evaluation and characterization of the trajectory of atlantoaxial transarticular screws inserted using an aiming device. ⋯ The atlantoaxial transarticular screw was inserted safely as aimed by using the aiming device. The trajectory was characterized by less bone thickness dorsal to the screw on lateral radiogram, which should be a new intraoperative landmark for screw insertion, in place of the anterior arch of C1.