Morphometric Comparison of the Pedicle Rib Unit to Pedicles in the Thoracic Spine

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-146

  Husted, Daniel S ^a   Haims, Andrew H ^a   Fairchild, Todd A ^b   Kershaw, Trace S ^a   Yue, James J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrapedicular pedicle screws; Pedicle rib unit; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTRAPEDICULAR PEDICLE SCREW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; REFERENCE VALUES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642498349     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000105537.49674.A3     Document Type: Article

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