Abstract:Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of laser-guided C-arm and G-arm fluoroscopy for percutaneous pedicle screw placement in patients with lumbar fracture without neurological symptoms.Methods Ninety-six patients with lumbar fracture without neurological symptoms admitted to our hospital from September 2020 to October 2022 were selected and divided into the study group and the control group by random number table method, with 48 cases in each group. The study group was treated with percutaneous pedicle screw placement under laser-guided G-arm fluoroscopy, and the control group under laser-guided C-arm fluoroscopy. Postoperative follow-up was conducted for a duration of 6 months. The indicators related to surgery and fluoroscopy, pain, lumbar function and lumbar anatomical parameters were compared between the two groups, and the incidence of complications was recorded.Results Compared with the control group, the operative duration was shorter, intraoperative blood loss and the frequency of radiation exposure were lower, and the duration of radiation exposure and the fluoroscopy duration were shorter in the study group (P < 0.05). The accuracy of fluoroscopy in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The accuracy of screw implantation in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Comparison of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores between the two groups before surgery, 1 day after surgery, 3 days after surgery and 1 month after surgery via repeated measures analysis of variance showed that there were differences in VAS scores among time points (P < 0.05), no difference in VAS scores between the two groups (P > 0.05), and no difference in the change trends of VAS scores between the two groups (P > 0.05). The differences of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) before and 6 months after surgery were not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). The differences of the anterior/posterior vertebral height ratio, Cobb Angle and range of motion for external rotation before and 6 months after surgery were also not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the overall incidence of complications between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Satisfactory therapeutic effects could be achieved in patients with lumbar fracture without neurological symptoms by percutaneous pedicle screw placement under laser-guided C-arm or G-arm fluoroscopy, but laser-guided G-arm fluoroscopy may reduce the frequency of fluoroscopy and shorten the operative duration with higher accuracy of fluoroscopy and screw implantation.