摘要 |
Instrumentation and methods are provided for performing image-guided spinal surgery using an anterior surgical approach. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a surgical navigation reference device (300), mounting the reference device (300) to bone at a location remote from the spinal column and in a substantially fixed position relative thereto, accessing a portion of the spinal column from an anterior direction, and performing an image-guided surgical procedure on the spinal column using an anterior surgical approach. In another embodiment, the mounting of the reference device (300) comprises anchoring the reference device to a portion of the patient's pelvic bone (P), and more specifically the anterior region of the iliac crest (IC). In a further embodiment, the image-guided surgical procedure comprises a spinal implantation procedure wherein a spinal implant (400) is inserted into an intervertebral opening formed along the lumbar region of the spinal column using an anterior surgical approach. |