New Frontiers in Spine Surgery and Spine Disorders

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 August 2025 | Viewed by 353

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Department of Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan
Interests: spinal deformity; spinal cord injury; cervical spine diseases; lumbar spine diseases; thoracic spine diseases
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Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, we have been observing great progress in the field of treatment for spine disorders.

Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) has emerged as a novel option for lumbar interbody fusion procedures. LLIF has also been widely used in the surgical treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD). There are various advantages of applying LLIF to the surgical treatment of ASD. Meanwhile, several new issues remain unsolved.

The main aim of this Special Issue of Medicina is to deliver new advances in the field of spine surgery and spine disorders.

This Special Issue is open to studies on surgical strategies, clinical outcomes, etiology, systematic reviews, etc.

We invite authors to submit articles related to all the areas of spine and spinal cord surgery.

The paper types can be either of original articles, review articles, technical notes, or case reports.

Dr. Shinjiro Kaneko

Prof. Dr. Shinjiro Kaneko
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Keywords

  • spine disorders
  • spine surgery
  • adult spinal deformity
  • pediatric spinal deformity
  • cervical spine diseases
  • upper cervical spine diseases, lumbar spine diseases
  • thoracic spine diseases
  • spinal cord injury
  • spine and spinal cord tumor

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Augmented Reality in Scoliosis Correction Surgery: Efficiency and Accuracy in Pedicle Screw Instrumentation
by Chia-Ning Chang, Chi-Ruei Li, Sian-Siang Liao, Chiung-Chyi Shen, Kai-Yuan Chen, Chung-Hsin Lee and Meng-Yin Yang
Medicina 2025, 61(4), 576; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61040576 - 24 Mar 2025
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Background and Objectives: Recent advancements in spinal navigation methodologies, particularly augmented reality (AR) techniques, have significantly enhanced the precision of spinal instrumentation procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of AR-assisted navigation in spinal instrumentation surgery for thoracolumbar scoliosis. Materials and [...] Read more.
Background and Objectives: Recent advancements in spinal navigation methodologies, particularly augmented reality (AR) techniques, have significantly enhanced the precision of spinal instrumentation procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of AR-assisted navigation in spinal instrumentation surgery for thoracolumbar scoliosis. Materials and Methods: This retrospective observational study included 10 patients with thoracolumbar scoliosis who met specific inclusion criteria and were recruited at a single medical center. Two neurosurgeons and one neuroradiologist used the Gertzbein–Robbins scale (GRS) for radiological evaluation. Preoperative and postoperative Cobb angles were measured to assess the correction of scoliosis. Overall, 257 screws were placed using the AR-assisted navigation system during thoracic and lumbar spinal deformity surgeries. Results: Among the 257 screws, 197 were placed in the thoracic spine and 60 in the lumbar spine, achieving an overall instrumentation accuracy of 98%. The preoperative Cobb angle of 69.5 ± 22.2° significantly improved to 10.1 ± 4.1° postoperatively. Regarding first-attempt screw placement accuracy, 97.4% of the screws in the thoracic spine (graded as GRS A or B) and 100% in the lumbar spine were placed with precision. Five grade C thoracic screws were identified, one of which required re-instrumentation. Conclusions: The AR navigation technique substantially improved the precision of spinal deformity surgery, with a high screw placement accuracy rate and significant scoliosis correction. The benefits of reduced attention diversion and an intuitive surgical experience suggest that AR technology could significantly improve spinal surgery practices and training programs, indicating potential for broader applicability in the future. Full article
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