Lee, Chang-Hyun; Kim, Hyun-Woo; Kim, Hong Rye; Lee, Cheol-Young; Kim, Jong-Hyun; Sala, Francesco
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
2015Oct ; 126 ( 10 ) :2019-25.
PMID : 25660410
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Lee, Chang-Hyun - Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University, College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address imspinesurgeon@gmail.com.
Kim, Hyun-Woo - Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University, College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Kim, Hong Rye - Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University, College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Lee, Cheol-Young - Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University, College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Kim, Jong-Hyun - Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University, College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Sala, Francesco - Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Triggered electromyography (t-EMG) for pedicle screw placement was introduced to prevent the misplacement of screws; however, its diagnostic value is still debated. This study aimed to clarify the diagnostic value of t-EMG and to compare thresholds.
METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library, and 179 studies were identified. Among them, 11 studies were finally enrolled. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and summary receiver operating characteristics (SROC) plots were analyzed.
RESULTS: The enrolled studies included 13,948 lumbar and 2070 thoracic screws. The overall summary sensitivity/specificity/DOR values of t-EMG were 0.55/0.97/42.16 in the lumbar spine and 0.41/0.95/14.52 in the thoracic spine, respectively, indicating a weak diagnostic value. However, subgroup analysis by each threshold value showed that the cutoff value of 8mA in the lumbar spine indicated high sensitivity (0.82), specificity (0.97), and DOR (147.95), thereby showing high diagnostic accuracy of identifying misplaced screws. CONCLUSION: The most useful application of t-EMG may be as a warning tool for lumbar pedicle screw malpositioning in the presence of positive stimulation at a threshold of ?8mA. SIGNIFICANCE: t-EMG by screw stimulation may be valuable in the lumbar region at a threshold of ?8mA. CI - Copyright ??2014 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
keyword
Diagnosis; Electromyograph; Intraoperative; Pedicle screw; Threshold
MESH
Diagnostic Tests, Routine/methods/*standards, Electromyography/methods/*standards, Humans, Monitoring, Intraoperative/methods/*standards, Pedicle Screws/*standards
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