Minimally invasive augmented reality–guided lumbopelvic fixation for a large sacral plasmacytoma: illustrative case
Mahnoor Shafi, Liam P. Hughes, Tej D. Azad, Timothy F. Witham · 2025
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Mahnoor Shafi and co-authors present a 2025 case where augmented reality guided spine hardware around a large sacral tumor. A 61-year-old man with chronic back and leg pain carried a solitary plasmacytoma that had eaten into the sacrum and squeezed the canal. Such tumors usually answer to radiation, but his spine was giving way.
Through small incisions, the team placed lumbopelvic fixation with dual screws under AR guidance, sparing him the infection and wound risks of open surgery. Radiation followed on schedule. Five months on, hardware held, erosion was unchanged, and pain eased. The authors offer the case as proof that AR guidance suits fragile oncologic spines. Small wounds also speed the road to radiation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mahnoor Shafi, Liam P. Hughes, Tej D. Azad, Timothy F. Witham |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |