Recent advances in intraoperative neuromonitoring of spinal cord function: Pedicle screw stimulation techniques

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-126

  Isley, Michael R ^a   Pearlman, Ronald C ^b   Wadsworth, James S ^a  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evoked electromyography; Intraoperative neuromonitoring; Pedicle screw; Spinal fusion; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0031008518     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.1997.11079176     Document Type: Article

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