Accuracy of computed tomography in assessing thoracic pedicle screw malposition

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 367-371

  Fayyazi, Amir H ^a   Hugate, Ronald R ^b   Pennypacker, Jason ^b   Gelb, Daniel E ^c   Ludwig, Steven C ^c  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Computed tomography; Pedicle screw; Reliability; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; IMPLANTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RELIABILITY;

BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 12744268540     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000112049.36255.bc     Document Type: Article

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