Fracture risk during pedicle screw insertion in osteoporotic spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 493-497

  Hirano, Toru ^a   Hasegawa, Kazuhiro ^b   Washio, Toshikatsu ^c   Hara, Toshiaki ^c   Takahashi, Hideaki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis; Pedicle fracture; Pedicular screwing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0032437971     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199812000-00007     Document Type: Article

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