A comparison of feasibility and safety of percutaneous fluoroscopic guided thoracic pedicle screws between Europeans and Asians: is there any difference?
Mun Keong KwanChee Kidd ChiuChris Yin Wei ChanReza ZamaniNils Hansen-AlgenstaedtPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2015)
There were no statistical significant differences in the overall perforation rates, grades of perforations, direction of perforations for implantation of percutaneous thoracic pedicle screws insertion using fluoroscopic guidance between Europeans and Asians. The safety profile for this technique was comparable to the current reported perforation rates for conventional open pedicle screw technique.