Evaluation of pedicle screw position in thoracic and lumbar spine fixation using plain radiographs and computed tomography: A prospective study of 35 patients

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 1926-1929

  Sapkas, George S ^a   Papadakis, Stamatios A ^a   Stathakopoulos, Dimitrios P ^a   Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J ^a   Badekas, Athanasios C ^b   Kaiser, Jürgen H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Orthopaedic Department   (Greece)

^c Orthopaedic Clinic Kassel   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Lumbar spree; Pedicle screws; Radiographs; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE;

BONE SCREWS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033568321     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199909150-00011     Document Type: Article

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