Abstract: This paper reviewed the thoracolumbar pedicle screw internal fixation,including operation,instruments,image guided navigation,robot navigation,electrophysiological monitoring and integrated applications of various methods.It suggested that traditional implantation of thoracolumbar pedicle screw were widely used,computer-assisted navigation is being accepted by more and more surgeons,MR can make special image of the tissue being drilled by the probe tip during operation.However,being expensive,it is difficult for MRI navigation to be popularized.

Key words: Thoracolumbar vertebra, pedicle screw internal fixation, navigation, review