Lumbar pedicle morphology in the immature spine: A three-dimensional study using spiral computed tomography

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2472-2476

  Senaran, Hakan ^a   Yazici, Muharrem ^a   Karcaaltincaba, Musturay ^a   Alanay, Ahmet ^a   Acaroǧlu, R Emre ^a   Aksoy, M Cemalettin ^a   Ariyürek, Macit ^a   Surat, Adil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Lumbar spine; Morphology; Pedicle; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

BONE SCREW; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0037111864     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200211150-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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