Neurophysiologic monitoring of spinal nerve root function during instrumented posterior lumbar spine surgery

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1444-1450

  Bose, Bikash ^a,c,d   Wierzbowski, Lawrence R ^b   Sestokas, Anthony K ^b  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Surgical Monitoring Associates Inc   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound muscle action potential; Intraoperative electromyographic monitoring; Pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINE;

EID: 0036644991     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200207010-00014     Document Type: Article

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