Accuracy and efficacy of thoracic pedicle screws in curves more than 90°

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 222-226

  Kuklo, Timothy R ^a,b,e   Lenke, Lawrence G ^c   O'Brien, Michael F ^d   Lehman Jr , Ronald A ^a,b   Polly Jr , David W ^a,b   Schroeder, Teresa M ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Woodridge Orthopaedic Clinic and Spine Center   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Large magnitude curves; Scoliosis; Thoracic pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; EVALUATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844302180     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000150482.26918.d8     Document Type: Article

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