The era of cortical bone trajectory screws in spine surgery: a qualitative review with rating of evidence

F Cofano, N Marengo, M Ajello, F Penner, M Mammi… - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of cortical bone trajectory (CBT) pedicle screws for posterior fixation and fusion
seems to constitute a viable alternative for spinal procedures, with the potential to mitigate …

Cortical bone trajectory for lumbar pedicle screw placement: a review of published reports

K Phan, J Hogan, M Maharaj, RJ Mobbs - Orthopaedic surgery, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There have been a number of developments in screw design and implantation techniques
over recent years, including proposal of an alternative trajectory for screw fixation aimed at …

Historical note: the evolution of cortical bone trajectory and associated techniques

SJ Kim, RJ Mobbs, P Natarajan… - Spine Surgery and …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Cortical bone trajectory (CBT) for posterior fixation with pedicle screws is considered a
relatively new alternative trajectory that travels in the medio-lateral direction in the …

Comparative outcomes of cortical bone trajectory screw fixation and traditional pedicle screws in lumbar fusion: a meta-analysis

L Qiu, F Niu, Z Wu, W Zhang, F Chen, J Tan, J Yan… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pedicular screws (PS) often are used in lumbar fusion. Cortical bone trajectory
(CBT) is a novel technology in lumbar fusion with less evidence of clinical outcomes …

Lumbar pedicle screw fixation with cortical bone trajectory: a review from anatomical and biomechanical standpoints

K Matsukawa, Y Yato - Spine surgery and related research, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Over the past few decades, many attempts to enhance the integrity of the bone-screw
interface have been made to prevent pedicle screw failure and to achieve a better clinical …

Minimally invasive lumbar pedicle screw fixation using cortical bone trajectory–screw accuracy, complications, and learning curve in 100 screw placements

F Dayani, YR Chen, E Johnson, S Deb, Y Wu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cortical bone trajectory (CBT) is a novel pedicle insertion technique with comparable or
superior mechanical properties and reduced invasiveness compared to traditional methods …

Controversies in spine surgery: is a cortical bone trajectory superior to traditional pedicle screw trajectory?

JM Kolz, ZW Pinter, M Bydon… - Clinical Spine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Pedicle screw fixation has become the gold standard for posterior spinal fusion (PSF) and
has demonstrated excellent outcomes. Although PSF is most commonly accomplished with …

Biomechanical evaluation of fixation strength among different sizes of pedicle screws using the cortical bone trajectory: what is the ideal screw size for optimal fixation …

K Matsukawa, Y Yato, H Imabayashi, N Hosogane… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Background The cortical bone trajectory (CBT) has attracted attention as a new minimally
invasive technique for lumbar instrumentation by minimizing soft-tissue dissection …

Comparison of cortical bone trajectory versus pedicle screw techniques in lumbar fusion surgery: a meta-analysis

JN Hu, XF Yang, CM Li, XX Li, YZ Ding - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Biomechanical studies have demonstrated that cortical bone trajectory (CBT)
screw can provide a 30% increase in uniaxial yield pullout load than pedicle screw (PS). In …

Cortical bone trajectory screw for lumbar fixation: a quantitative anatomic and morphometric evaluation

M Senoglu, A Karadag, B Kinali, B Bozkurt… - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Lumbar cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screw constructs provide an alternative
method of pedicle screw fixation in minimally invasive spine surgery. In this study, we …