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      <Title language="en">Navigation for improved pedicle screw accuracy in anatomically complex spine tumors</Title>
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          <Lastname>Funovics</Lastname>
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          <Firstname>Philipp Theodor</Firstname>
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        <Address>D&#252;sseldorf</Address>
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     <DatePublished>20261020</DatePublished>
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        <MeetingId>M0659</MeetingId>
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        <MeetingCorporation>Deutsche Gesellschaft f&#252;r Orthop&#228;die und Unfallchirurgie</MeetingCorporation>
        <MeetingCorporation>Deutsche Gesellschaft f&#252;r Orthop&#228;die und Orthop&#228;dische Chirurgie</MeetingCorporation>
        <MeetingCorporation>Deutsche Gesellschaft f&#252;r Unfallchirurgie</MeetingCorporation>
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        <MeetingTitle>Deutscher Kongress f&#252;r Orthop&#228;die und Unfallchirurgie (DKOU 2026)</MeetingTitle>
        <MeetingSession>Abstracts &#124; Tumorchirurgie 2</MeetingSession>
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      <MainHeadline>Text</MainHeadline><Pgraph><Mark1>Objectives and questions: </Mark1>To determine thresholds of anatomical complexity where navigation enhances pedicle screw accuracy by identifying predictors of malposition in oncologic spine surgery.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Material and methods: </Mark1>In 56 patients with 444 pedicle screws undergoing posterior spinal instrumentation for primary or metastatic spinal tumors, pedicle screw accuracy was retrospectively analyzed, comparing intraoperative navigation with fluoroscopy-guided techniques. Screw placement was assessed on postoperative computed tomography using the Gertzbein-Robbins scale (GRS) and the pedicle scoring system (PSS) according to Zdichavsky et al. Tumor-related anatomical complexity was quantified using the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) and the Epidural Spinal Cord Compression (ESCC) scale. Screw-level mixed effects logistic regression models were applied to account for clustering within patients.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Results: </Mark1>Overall malposition rates were 27.7&#37; (GRS &#8805; C) and 8.8&#37; (PSS &#8805; IIa). Navigation independently reduced clinically relevant malposition (with ASIA C&#8211;E impact) across both grading systems (PSS: OR 0.15, p&#61;0.020; GRS: OR 0.55, p&#61;0.031). In multivariable analysis, neoadjuvant radiotherapy (OR 2.40, p&#61;0.002) and ESCC grade 2-3 (OR 1.42, p&#61;0.009) were independent predictors of malposition. The protective effect of navigation was most pronounced in patients with high anatomical complexity particularly those with advanced spinal cord compression ESCC 2-3. Neurological improvement was observed in 57&#37;, with no postoperative deficits associated with navigation.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Discussion and conclusions: </Mark1>Thresholds of tumor-related anatomical complexity, especially in the presence of ESCC 2-3 and after neoadjuvant radiotherapy, guide selective navigation use in oncologic spine stabilization, allowing to be reserved for anatomically complex, high-risk constructs.</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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