Pedicle instrumentation in the thoracic spine: A morphometric and cadaveric study for placement of screws

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 114-119

  Cinotti, Gianluca ^a,b   Gumina, Stefano ^a   Ripani, Maurizio ^a   Postacchini, Franco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morphology; Pedicles; Spinal implants; Spinal surgery; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0033555322     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199901150-00003     Document Type: Article

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