A novel "four-rod technique" for lumbo-pelvic reconstruction: Theory and technical considerations

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1395-1401

  Shen, Francis H ^a,c   Harper, Mark ^a   Foster, William C ^a,b   Marks, Ian ^a   Arlet, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chordoma; Lumbo pelvic; Sacrectomy; Spinal reconstruction; Spino pelvic

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CHORDOMA; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PELVIC BONES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SACRUM; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33744817896     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000219527.64180.95     Document Type: Article

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