What are the current indications for use of spinal navigation?
Spinal navigation was initially used to guide placement of pedicle screws in the thoracic and lumbar regions. Subsequently, use of spinal navigation has expanded to all types of spinal surgery including cervical instrumentation, iliac and S2 alar-iliac screw placement, transoral procedures, spinal deformity surgery, revision surgery, corpectomy, interbody fusion, tumor resection, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, surgery involving congenital osseous anomalies, and minimally invasive surgery.
