A systematic review with meta-analysis of the diagnostic test accuracy of pedicle screw electrical stimulation.
Pedro Filipe Pereira da FonsecaMárcio Fagundes GoethelJoão Paulo Vila-BoasManuel A P GutierresMiguel Fernando Paiva Velhote CorreiaPublished 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 (2022)
Electrical stimulation of the pedicle screw can be used as an adequate diagnostic capability at the lumbar level with a threshold of 8 mA. However, thoracic stimulation is currently not reliable, with very low sensitivity and diagnostic validity at 6 mA or higher.