Accuracy of Lumbosacral Pedicle Screw Placement in Dogs: A Novel 3D Printed Patient-Specific Drill Guide versus Freehand Technique in Novice and Expert Surgeons

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Jos Bongers · University of Glasgow

Nathan Wilkinson · Eastern Institute of Technology

M Kurihara · Tufts University

Janis P. Bridges · Massey University

Wendy I. Baltzer · University of Sydney

Andrew J. Worth · Massey University

Abstract

Using a novel unilateral 3D-PSG did not improve the accuracy of screw placement for lumbosacral stabilization by a novice surgeon compared with an expert surgeon in lumbar spine surgery. This may reflect a suboptimal PSG design.

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Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

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Published in: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volume 35, Issue 06, pp. 381-389

DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750433

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Accuracy of Lumbosacral Pedicle Screw Placement in Dogs: A Novel 3D Printed Patient-Specific Drill Guide versus Freehand Technique in Novice and Expert Surgeons

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