Radiologic evaluation of the relation of the screw tip to the nerve root in the intervertebral foramen

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-239

  Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Xu, Rongming ^a   Challgren, Eric ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical radiograph; Cervical spine; Lateral mass screw placement; Nerve root injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0030927425     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199706000-00009     Document Type: Article

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