Mohamed Mohi Eldin

Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Publications

• Original Article
  CT Assessment of accuracy of lumbar pedicle screw insertion (An applied comparative evaluation of conventional and percutaneous techniques)
  Author(s): Mohamed Mohi Eldin*, Ahmed Salah Aldin Hassan, Ahmed Hegazy, Mohamed Adel Ghoneim and Mohamed Mosaad Alfiky
  
  Overview of literature: Potential complications of screw misplacement and pedicle wall violation have focused attention on screw placement techniques. Moreover, evaluation of any new postoperative pain or neurological deficit should rule out the causal relation between the screws and neurological complication. Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the incidence and accuracy of pedicle screw placement comparing the conventional and percutaneous techniques of screw insertion. Study design: the study was done on 103 patients of both sexes and different ages. Patients are evaluated by postoperative C.T. scan with 2 mm axial slices with bone window performed. Methods: Data were collected from the Department of neurosurgery, Kasr Al-Ainy, Cairo University Hospital. The valid patient sample was collected (n0=103). In addition to the standard study protocol evaluation, .. Read More»