Cirq® Robotic Assistance for Minimally Invasive C1-C2 Posterior Instrumentation: Report on Feasibility and Safety.
BACKGROUND
Accurate screw placement remains very challenging especially in the upper cervical spine.


OBJECTIVE
To present our first experience of a percutaneous posterior C1-C2 fixation for a traumatic fracture.


METHODS
This is a case report of a non-neurological patient, harboring a type II odontoid fracture. She underwent a posterior percutaneous fixation using Cirq® Robotic Assistance coupled to the AIRO® intraoperative computed tomography (iCT)-scan and BrainLab® navigation system (all by BrainLab AG). Routine CT was performed on postoperative day 2 to evaluate pedicle screw placement. The effective dose was calculated.


RESULTS
The C1-C2 posterior percutaneous fixation was performed with cannulated VERTEX® Reconstruction System (Medtronic). Overall, 4 screws were placed. All of them were rated as acceptable (100%). Radiation dose received by the patient was 4.13 mSv. Radiation dose received by the surgical staff was 0 mSv. Postoperative course was excellent.


CONCLUSION
Posterior percutaneous fixation using Cirq® Robotic Assistance coupled with iCT navigation system is a major innovation that can improve pedicle screw positioning's accuracy with acceptable patient radiation and reduced surgical team exposure.
['Farah|Kaissar|K|', 'Meyer|Mikael|M|', 'Prost|Solene|S|', 'Dufour|Henry|H|', 'Blondel|Benjamin|B|', 'Fuentes|Stephane|S|']
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae D005240:Feasibility Studies D005260:Female D006801:Humans D065289:Pedicle Screws D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cirq® Robotic Cervical spine C1-C2 fixation AIRO® navigation Minimally-invasive