Instructions for Use Neo Pedicle Screw System - English USA
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5. Agarwal A, Lin B, Agarwal AG, et al. A Multicenter Trial Demonstrating Presence or Absence of Bacterial Contamination at the Screw-Bone Interface Owing to Absence or Presence of Pedicle Screw Guard, Respectively, During Spinal Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print]
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1.Galbusera F, et al. Pedicle screw loosening : a clinically relevant complication. Eur Spine J (2015) 24:1005–1016.
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3. El Saman A, et al. Reduced screw loosening rate and loss of correction following posterior stabilization with or without PMMA augmentation of pedicle screws in vertebral fractures in the elderly. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2013 Oct;39(5):455-60.
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8. Agarwal A, et al. Harboring Contaminants in Repeatedly Reprocessed Pedicle Screws. Global Spine J 2019, Vol.9(2):173-178.
9. McAuley T (2016) “Reprocessing of Single-use Screws: A Study on the Effects of Repeated Reprocessing on Single-use Screws in Screw Caddies.” Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control 2016 Conference.
10. Abdalla Y, Hajdari S., New approaches to proven technology: Force control posterior thoracolumbar fusion with an innovative pedicle screw system. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 31 (2023) 101701.
11. Abdalla Y. Value Based Healthcare: Maximizing efficacy and managing risk with spinal implant technology. Interdiscip Neurosurg 22 (2020) 100810.
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13. Agarwal A, et al. Multicenter Trial Demonstrating Presence or Absence of Bacterial Contamination at the Screw-Bone Interface Owing to Absence or Presence of Pedicle Screw Guard, Respectively, During Spinal Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Mar11;10.1097/BSD.0000000000000976.
14. Litrico S, et al. Single-use instrumentation in posterior lumbar fusion could decrease incidence of surgical site infection: a prospective bi-centric study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Jan;26(1):21-6.
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4. McAuley T (2016) “Reprocessing of Single-use Screws: A Study on the Effects of Repeated Reprocessing on Single-use Screws in Screw Caddies.” Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control 2016 Conference.
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14. Abdalla Y, Hajdari S., New approaches to proven technology: Force control posterior thoracolumbar fusion with an innovative pedicle screw system. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 31 (2023) 101701.
15. Agarwal A, et al. Multicenter Trial Demonstrating Presence or Absence of Bacterial Contamination at the Screw-Bone Interface Owing to Absence or Presence of Pedicle Screw Guard, Respectively, During Spinal Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Mar11;10.1097/BSD.0000000000000976.
16. Litrico S, et al. Single-use instrumentation in posterior lumbar fusion could decrease incidence of surgical site infection: a prospective bi-centric study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Jan;26(1):21-6.
17. Leiden A, Cerdas F, Noriega D, Beyerlein J, Herrmann C. Life cycle assessment of a disposable and reusable surgery instrument set for spinal fusion surgeries. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 156 (2020) 104704.
1. Ardura F, Chenaux D, Pascal-Moussellard H, Hessmann MH. Evaluation of the reduction, tightening and gripping performance of an innovative set screw technology for instrumented posterior lumbar fusion: A biomechanical study. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2021 Mar 31:102918. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.102918. Epub ahead of print
2. Abdalla Y. Value Based Healthcare: Maximizing efficacy and managing risk with spinal implant technology. Interdiscip Neurosurg 22 (2020) 100810
3. Abdalla Y, Hajdari S., New approaches to proven technology: Force control posterior thoracolumbar fusion with an innovative pedicle screw system. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 31 (2023) 101701.
4. Leiden A, Cerdas F, Noriega D, Beyerlein J, Herrmann C. Life cycle assessment of a disposable and reusable surgery instrument set for spinal fusion surgeries. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 156 (2020) 104704.
5. Loenen ACY, Noriega DC, Ruiz Wills C, Noailly J, Nunley PD, Kirchner R, Ito K, van Rietbergen B. Misaligned spinal rods can induce high internal forces consistent with those observed to cause screw pullout and disc degeneration. Spine J. 2021 Mar;21(3):528-537. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.09.010. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 33007470.
1. Abdalla Y, Hajdari S., New approaches to proven technology: Force control posterior thoracolumbar fusion with an innovative pedicle screw system. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 31 (2023) 101701.
2. McClelland S, et al. Analysis of Postoperative Thoracolumbar Spine Infections in a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Using the Centers for Disease Control Surgical Site Infection Criteria. Int J Spine Surg. 2016 Apr 21;10:14.
3. Litrico S, et al. Single-use instrumentation in posterior lumbar fusion could decrease incidence of surgical site infection: a prospective bi-centric study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Jan;26(1):21-6.
4. Glaser J, et al. A 10-year follow-up evaluation of lumbar spine fusion with pedicle screw fixation. Spine (2003) 28:1390–1395.
5. Galbusera F, et al. Pedicle screw loosening : a clinically relevant complication. Eur Spine J (2015) 24:1005–1016.
6. El Saman A, et al. Reduced screw loosening rate an loss of correction following posterior stabilization with or without PMMA augmentation of pedicle screws in vertebral fractures in the elderly. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2013 Oct;39(5):455-60.
7. Rometsch E, Spruit M, Zigler JE, et al. Screw-Related Complications After Instrumentation of the Journal 2020, Vol. 10(1) 69-88.
8. Abdalla Y. Value Based Healthcare: Maximizing efficacy and managing risk with spinal implant technology. Interdiscip Neurosurg Adv Technol Case Manag, accepted June 14, 2020.
9. Paik H, et al. The biomechanical consequences of rod reduction on pedicle screws: should it be avoided? Spine J 13 (2013) 1617–1626.
10. Kuo CC, et al. Bio-mechanical demands on posterior fusion instrumentation during lordosis restoration procedures. J Neurosurg Spine 2016 Sep;25(3):345-51.
11. Ohba T, et al. The Risk Factors for Clinically Relevant Loosening of Percutaneous Pedicle Screws. Spine Surg Relat Res 2019; 3(1): 79-85.
12. Tohmeh AG, et al. Long Construct Pedicle Screw Reduction and Residual Forces are Decreased Using a Computer-Assisted Spinal Rod Bending System. NuVasive®, Inc. May.
13. Kim HJ, et al. The biomechanical effect of pedicle screws insertion angle and position on the superior adjacent segment in 1 segment lumbar fusion. Spine (2012) Sep 1;37(19):1637- 44.
14. Agarwal A, et al. A Paradigm Shift Toward Terminally Sterilized Devices. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Aug; 31(7):308-311.
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20.Thiede B, et al. Evaluation of reprocessing medical devices in 14 German regional hospitals and at 27 medical practitioners’ offices within the European context – consequences for European harmonization. GMS Hyg Infect Control. 2013 Nov 6;8(2):Doc20.
21. Agarwal A, et al. Harboring Contaminants in Repeatedly Reprocessed Pedicle Screws. Global Spine J 2019, Vol.9(2):173-178.
22. McAuley T (2016) “Reprocessing of Single-use Screws: A Study on the Effects of Repeated Reprocessing on Single-use Screws in Screw Caddies.” Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control 2016 Conference.
23. Agarwal A, et al. Multicenter Trial Demonstrating Presence or Absence of Bacterial Contamination at the Screw-Bone Interface Owing to Absence or Presence of Pedicle Screw Guard, Respectively, During Spinal Fusion [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 11]. Clin Spine Surg. 2020;10.1097/BSD.0000000000000976.
24. Leiden A, Cerdas F, Noriega D, Beyerlein J, Herrmann C. Life cycle assessment of a dis¬posable and reusable surgery instrument set for spinal fusion surgeries. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 156 (2020) 104704.
1. Abdalla Y, Hajdari S., New approaches to proven technology: Force control posterior thoracolumbar fusion with an innovative pedicle screw system. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 31 (2023) 101701.
2. McClelland S, et al. Analysis of Postoperative Thoracolumbar Spine Infections in a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Using the Centers for Disease Control Surgical Site Infection Criteria. Int J Spine Surg. 2016 Apr 21;10:14.
3. Litrico S, et al. Single-use instrumentation in posterior lumbar fusion could decrease incidence of surgical site infection: a prospective bi-centric study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Jan;26(1):21-6.
4. Glaser J, et al. A 10-year follow-up evaluation of lumbar spine fusion with pedicle screw fixation. Spine (2003) 28:1390–1395.
5. Galbusera F, et al. Pedicle screw loosening : a clinically relevant complication. Eur Spine J (2015) 24:1005–1016.
6. El Saman A, et al. Reduced screw loosening rate an loss of correction following posterior stabilization with or without PMMA augmentation of pedicle screws in vertebral fractures in the elderly. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2013 Oct;39(5):455-60.
7. Rometsch E, Spruit M, Zigler JE, et al. Screw-Related Complications After Instrumentation of the Journal 2020, Vol. 10(1) 69-88.
8. Abdalla Y. Value Based Healthcare: Maximizing efficacy and managing risk with spinal implant technology. Interdiscip Neurosurg 22 (2020) 100810.
9. Paik H, et al. The biomechanical consequences of rod reduction on pedicle screws: should it be avoided? Spine J 13 (2013) 1617–1626.
10. Kuo CC, et al. Biomechanical demands on posterior fusion instrumentation during lordosis restoration procedures. J Neurosurg Spine 2016 Sep;25(3):345-51.
11. Ohba T, et al. The Risk Factors for Clinically Relevant Loosening of Percutaneous Pedicle Screws. Spine Surg Relat Res 2019; 3(1): 79-85.
12. Tohmeh AG, et al. Long Construct Pedicle Screw Reduction and Residual Forces are Decreased Using a Computer-Assisted Spinal Rod Bending System. NuVasive®, Inc. May.
13. Kim HJ, et al. The biomechanical effect of pedicle screws insertion angle and position on the superior adjacent segment in 1 segment lumbar fusion. Spine (2012) Sep 1;37(19):1637-44.
14. Leiden A, Cerdas F, Noriega D, Beyerlein J, Herrmann C. Life cycle assessment of a disposable and reusable surgery instrument set for spinal fusion surgeries. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 156 (2020) 104704.
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