Retrieval of broken pedicle screws by 'friction' technique: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 114-116

  Di Lorenzo, Nicola ^a,b   Conti, Renato ^a   Romoli, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Clinica Neurochirurgica CTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Screw extraction; Screw failure; Transpedicular screw

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINE;

EID: 0033958050     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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