TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability of an Intraoperative Radiographic Anteroposterior View of the Spinal Midline for Detection of Pedicle Screws Breaching the Medial Pedicle Wall in the Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Spine
AU - Maejima, Ryuya
AU - Takeuchi, Mikinobu
AU - Wakao, Norimitsu
AU - Kamiya, Mitsuhiro
AU - Aoyama, Masahiro
AU - Joko, Masahiro
AU - Osuka, Koji
AU - Takayasu, Masakazu
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of using the spinal midline (M line) on a radiographic anteroposterior (AP) view for detecting pedicle screws (PSs) breaching the medial pedicle wall. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 145 patients who underwent fusion surgery using PSs between January 2006 and May 2017. We defined the M line as a line that connected the upper and lower spinous processes through the fixed vertebrae. The M line was positive if the tip of the PS crossed the M line. The reference standard was a computed tomography scan. The reliability of the M line was examined. Results: The subjects included 145 patients (70 men and 75 women; mean age, 63.4 years). A total of 599 PSs were examined. Most cases were because of spondylolisthesis (66.9%). Most screws were inserted at a lower lumber level (77.6%). Analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of the M line yielded a sensitivity of 74.1% and a specificity of 95.3%. In addition, the positive predictive value of the M line was 42.6%, and the negative predictive value of the M line was 98.7%. Conclusions: Assessment of the M line via an intraoperative radiographic AP view is a simple, readily available, complementary method for detecting PSs that have breached the medial pedicle wall in the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine. In particular, the M line has a strong negative predictive value, which is much more meaningful.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of using the spinal midline (M line) on a radiographic anteroposterior (AP) view for detecting pedicle screws (PSs) breaching the medial pedicle wall. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 145 patients who underwent fusion surgery using PSs between January 2006 and May 2017. We defined the M line as a line that connected the upper and lower spinous processes through the fixed vertebrae. The M line was positive if the tip of the PS crossed the M line. The reference standard was a computed tomography scan. The reliability of the M line was examined. Results: The subjects included 145 patients (70 men and 75 women; mean age, 63.4 years). A total of 599 PSs were examined. Most cases were because of spondylolisthesis (66.9%). Most screws were inserted at a lower lumber level (77.6%). Analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of the M line yielded a sensitivity of 74.1% and a specificity of 95.3%. In addition, the positive predictive value of the M line was 42.6%, and the negative predictive value of the M line was 98.7%. Conclusions: Assessment of the M line via an intraoperative radiographic AP view is a simple, readily available, complementary method for detecting PSs that have breached the medial pedicle wall in the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine. In particular, the M line has a strong negative predictive value, which is much more meaningful.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.058
DO - 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.058
M3 - Article
C2 - 30684715
AN - SCOPUS:85061591223
VL - 125
SP - e257-e261
JO - World Neurosurgery
JF - World Neurosurgery
SN - 1878-8750
ER -