Morphologic characteristics of human cervical pedicles

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 493-500

  Karaikovic, Eldin E ^a   Daubs, Michael D ^a   Madsen, Richard W ^a   Gaines Jr , Robert W ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical spine; pedicle; posterior cervical instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0030965497     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199703010-00005     Document Type: Article

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