The fenestrated pedicle screws augmented with bone cement are for use at “spinal levels where the structural integrity of the spine is not severely compromised.” The first system is intended to ...

Background: Pedicle screw placement in spine surgery is a complex and delicate procedure that requires precise ... of navigated instruments and precise screw trajectory planning to avoid complications ...

sternum (breastbone), and spine. Although it's typically viewed as one muscle, it is two distinct muscle regions: the crural diaphragm and the costal diaphragm. Both play a role in how the lower rib ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

After local anesthesia, a guide pin was drilled into the left pedicle of the seventh thoracic vertebra with the assistance of the robot. The balloon was inserted to expand the vertebral body, and the ...

Robust Segmentation and Labeling of Vertebrae, Intervertebral Discs, Spinal Cord, and Spinal Canal in MRI Images Using nnU-Net and Iterative Algorithm.

It's official and completes a long regulatory, legal and scientific journey. Effective December 30, 2016, pedicle screw systems became classified as a Class II/special controls device by the FDA. The ...