Sammon Peter M, Gibson Rod, Fouyas Ioannis, Hughes Mark A
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK.
Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Dec;25(6):778-9. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2011.584987. Epub 2011 Jun 27.
Confident intra-operative localisation of thoracic spinal pathology remains challenging. Several strategies are routinely employed, including intra-operative fluoroscopy and pre-operative image-guided skin marking. These techniques are limited both by potential inaccuracy and inconvenience. Here we present a novel, efficient and accurate technique for intra-operative localisation of thoracic spinal pathology using pre-operative CT-guided placement of a flexible hook-wire marker.
