Technique of thoracic pedicle screw fixation for trauma

Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-30

  Hartl, Roger ^a   Theodore, Nicholas ^a   Dickman, Curtis A ^a   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 3042829640     PISSN: 1092440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.otns.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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