Planning and insertion of pedicle screws with computer assistance

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-124

  Berlemann, U ^a   Monin, D ^b   Arm, E ^b   Nolte, L P ^b   Ozdoba, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer assistance; Intraoperative visualization; Pedicle screw; Preoperative planning; Transpedicular fixation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030909607     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199704000-00004     Document Type: Article

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