Purpose: To present the first known pediatric utilization of cone-beam navigation system (CBNS) for hemivertebra resection and spondylodesis CASE PRESENTATION: A 14-year-old female with congenital scoliosis, diagnosed at 8 years of age, presenting with progressive symptoms, a Cobb angle (L3-5) of 38° at time of surgery, treated historically with conservative measures. Presence of spinal intramedullary disease was excluded prior to operation via whole spine MRI.

Results: Patient successfully underwent surgical correction utilizing the CBNS (O-arm™, Medtronic®). Post-operative Cobb angle (L3-5) was restored to 8°. Following four different pediatric patient's radiation exposures (two receiving correction via the O-arm platform and two via the traditional method employing fluoroscopy), we show a reduction in radiation exposure using the CBNS system.

Conclusion: We present the first known pediatric case of the utilization of the CBNS system for hemivertebra correction. We demonstrate that utilizing the CBNS platform can not only increase surgical accuracy but also decrease pediatric patient's radiation exposure as a preoperative CT scan is not needed. Future studies should continue to explore additional benefits of implementing the system into surgical practice.

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