Abstract:[Objective] To explore the clinical efficiency of the intraoperative navigation system used in pedicle screw placement for correction of scoliosis. [Methods] A retrospective study was conducted on 40 patients who underwent surgical correction with pedicle screw-rod system for scoliosis in our hospital from July 2015 to July 2018. According to the preoperative doctor-patient communication, 21 patients had the pedicle screws placed assisted by intraoperative three- dimensional real-time navigation system (the navigation group), while the remaining 19 patients had screws placed by the traditional freehand technique (the freehand group). The perioperative, follow-up and imaging data of the two groups were compared. [Results] All patients in both groups had corresponding surgical procedures performed smoothly without serious complications. The navigation group proved significantly superior to the freehand group in terms of accuracy of screw placement [A/B/C/D/E, (221/8/5/0/0) vs (174/19/12/7/0), P<0.001], operation time [(43.7±12.2) min vs (65.4±19.7) min, P<0.001], in- traoperative blood loss [(623.2±40.5) ml vs (1024.3±38.3) ml, P<0.001], a single screw insertion time [(2.2±1.3) min vs (5.1±2.4) min, P< 0.001], but there was no significant difference in walking time and hospital stay between the two groups (P>0.05). As time went during fol- low-up period lasted for 12~24 months, with an average of (18.2±4.6) months, both VAS and ODI scores in both groups significantly de- creased (P<0.05). At any corresponding time points, there were no significant differences in VAS and ODI scores between the two groups (P>0.05). There was no complications, such as later deformity aggravation and revision surgery in any patients in both groups. Regarding im- aging, the Cobb angle of main curvature, kyphotic Cobb angle, C7PL-CSVL and SVA significantly improved in both groups 2 weeks after surgery and at the last follow- up compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05), which were not statistically significant between the two groups at any time points accordingly (P>0.05). [Conclusion] Application of the intraoperative real-time 3D navigation system makes pedi- cle screw placement for correction of scoliosis more accurate and rapid, reduces the risk of surgery, and achieve significantly improved clini- cal efficiency.