Addressing Patient Concerns before Spine Surgery with Pedicle Screw Fixation - Radiation Exposure

As you prepare for spine surgery, many questions will come to mind:

• “How long will my surgery take?”
• “How long will it take to recover?”
• “How will I manage the pain afterwards?”

All of these questions, and so many more, are important and should be discussed with your surgeon.

This PediGuard^® Resource Center provides information to help you talk to your surgeon about pedicle screw placement and related radiation exposure.

Pedicle screw fixation is currently the gold standard for spinal fusion and correction of spine deformity. Surgeons rely on various methods to insure accurate placement of spinal implants, most of them implying a significant amount of radiation.

So, if you are considering spine surgery, take the time to carefully read the articles about radiation exposure in this Resource Center. Read, too, about PediGuard^®, a new technology for safe pedicle screw placement that may reduce radiation exposure.