Intraoperative monitoring with stimulus-evoked electromyography during placement of iliosacral screws: An initial clinical study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 537-546

  Moed, Berton R ^a,b   Ahmad, B K ^a   Craig, Joseph G ^a   Jacobson, Gary P ^a   Anders, Mark J ^a,c  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PATIENT MONITORING; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031950288     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199804000-00010     Document Type: Article

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