The removal of a transdural pedicle screw placed for thoracolumbar spine fracture

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 2495-2499

  Donovan, Daniel J ^a   Polly Jr , David W ^a   Ondra, Stephen L ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; pedicle screws; spine instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CAUDA EQUINA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REOPERATION; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029852171     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199611010-00017     Document Type: Article

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