Multilevel Corpectomy for Subaxial Cervical Spondylodiscitis: Literature Review and Role of Navigation, Intraoperative Imaging and Augmented Reality.
Giuseppe Emmanuele UmanaGianluca ScaliaAngelo SpitaleriMaurizio PassanisiAntonio CreaOttavio S TomasiSalvatore CiceroRosario MaugeriDomenico Gerardo IacopinoMassimiliano VisocchiPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement (2023)
According to the literature search performed by the authors, multilevel corpectomies for cervical spinal osteomyelitis is a safe and effective complex surgical procedure, even in extended procedures involving up to six levels or those at the cervicothoracic junction. The use multimodal navigation merging intraoperative imaging acquisition, navigation, and augmented reality may provide useful information during implant positioning in complex and altered anatomy and for assessing the best final result.