Use of spinous processes to determine drill trajectory during placement of lateral mass screws: A cadaveric analysis

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-21

  Chin, Kingsley R ^a,b,e   Eiszner, James R ^c   Roh, Jeffrey S ^d   Bohlman, Henry H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fusion; Instrumentation; Lateral mass screw; Spinous process

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; DRILL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE; HISTOLOGY; LAMINECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; SPINE FUSION;

BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 33745634634     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000176976.24318.54     Document Type: Article

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