TY - JOUR
T1 - A Novel Percutaneous Guide Wire (S-Wire) for Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion
T2 - Its Development, Efficacy, and Safety
AU - Ishii, Ken
AU - Kaneko, Yasuhito
AU - Funao, Haruki
AU - Ishihara, Shinichi
AU - Shinohara, Akira
AU - Nakanishi, Kazuo
AU - Hikata, Tomohiro
AU - Fujita, Nobuyuki
AU - Iwanami, Akio
AU - Hosogane, Naobumi
AU - Watanabe, Kota
AU - Nagura, Takeo
AU - Nakamura, Masaya
AU - Toyama, Yoshiaki
AU - Matsumoto, Morio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/10/22
Y1 - 2015/10/22
N2 - Purpose. Minimally invasive spine stabilization (MISt) procedures, including MIS-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF), rely on precise placement of percutaneous pedicle screws (PPS). Serious intraoperative complications associated with PPS placement include great vessel and bowel injuries due to the guide-wire's anterior migration and penetration through the anterior aspect of the vertebral body. To address this issue, we developed a novel percutaneous guide wire (S-wire) and compared the biomechanical characteristics of S-wire and conventional wire in cadaveric spines, and to evaluate the S-wire's efficacy and safety in a clinical trial. Methods. The S-wire is hollow, with braided wires extending at one tip. We compared the push-out and penetration forces of the S-wire and conventional wire in fresh cadaveric lumbar spines, from L1 to L5. Results. Push-out forces caused the braided tip of the S-wire to bend or spread, and thus to resist anterior migration. The mean push-out forces for the S-wire and conventional wire were 15.5 ± 1.9 and 5.7 ± 0.8 N, respectively (P <.0001); the mean penetration forces were 69.1 ± 4.2 and 37.1± 4.8 N, respectively (P <.0005). There was no wire breakage or anterior-wall penetration in a clinical trial of 922 S-wires; interestingly, the pull-out force increased in 780 (84.6%) S-wires after placement. Conclusions. The mean push-out and penetration forces for the S-wire were approximately 3 and 2 times greater than those of conventional wire, respectively. The S-wire effectively prevented guide-wire anterior migration and penetration of the anterior vertebral-body wall. The S-wire device should effectively improve the safety of MISt procedures, including MIS-TLIF and percutaneous kyphoplasty in selected patient with osteoporosis.
AB - Purpose. Minimally invasive spine stabilization (MISt) procedures, including MIS-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF), rely on precise placement of percutaneous pedicle screws (PPS). Serious intraoperative complications associated with PPS placement include great vessel and bowel injuries due to the guide-wire's anterior migration and penetration through the anterior aspect of the vertebral body. To address this issue, we developed a novel percutaneous guide wire (S-wire) and compared the biomechanical characteristics of S-wire and conventional wire in cadaveric spines, and to evaluate the S-wire's efficacy and safety in a clinical trial. Methods. The S-wire is hollow, with braided wires extending at one tip. We compared the push-out and penetration forces of the S-wire and conventional wire in fresh cadaveric lumbar spines, from L1 to L5. Results. Push-out forces caused the braided tip of the S-wire to bend or spread, and thus to resist anterior migration. The mean push-out forces for the S-wire and conventional wire were 15.5 ± 1.9 and 5.7 ± 0.8 N, respectively (P <.0001); the mean penetration forces were 69.1 ± 4.2 and 37.1± 4.8 N, respectively (P <.0005). There was no wire breakage or anterior-wall penetration in a clinical trial of 922 S-wires; interestingly, the pull-out force increased in 780 (84.6%) S-wires after placement. Conclusions. The mean push-out and penetration forces for the S-wire were approximately 3 and 2 times greater than those of conventional wire, respectively. The S-wire effectively prevented guide-wire anterior migration and penetration of the anterior vertebral-body wall. The S-wire device should effectively improve the safety of MISt procedures, including MIS-TLIF and percutaneous kyphoplasty in selected patient with osteoporosis.
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U2 - 10.1177/1553350614560271
DO - 10.1177/1553350614560271
M3 - Article
C2 - 25432881
AN - SCOPUS:84941957395
SN - 1553-3506
VL - 22
SP - 469
EP - 473
JO - Surgical Innovation
JF - Surgical Innovation
IS - 5
ER -