Safety of thoracic transverse process fixation: An anatomical study

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 294-298

  Thanapipatsiri, Surin ^a   Chan, Donald P K ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Instrumentation; Safety; Spine; Thoracic vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA;

AGED; BLOOD VESSELS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; SAFETY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0029757356     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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