Does A Hinged Operating Table Facilitate Sagittal Correction in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Smith-Peterson Osteotomy? A Radiographic Analysis.
David W PollyKenneth J HoltonJason J HaselhuhnPaul Brian O SorianoKristen E JonesJonathan N SembranoChristopher T MartinPublished in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research (2023)
Using a motorized hinged table facilitated an average of 5.6° of total segmental lordosis correction during controlled Smith-Peterson osteotomy closure without the need for cantilevering forces across spinal instrumentation. Surgeons can use this technique to reduce the compression forces needed to close osteotomies, which could eliminate a potential source of complications.Level of Evidence Level II, therapeutic study.