Computed tomographic morphometry of thoracic pedicles: Safety margin of transpedicular screw fixation in Malaysian Malay population

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Liau, Kai Ming ^a   Yusof, Mohd Imran ^a   Abdullah, Mohd Shafie ^a   Abdullah, Sarimah ^a   Yusof, Abdul Halim ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysian; Morphometry; Thoracic spine; Transpedicle screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PARAMETER; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; STUDENT T TEST; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA ARCH PEDICLE;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE SCREWS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746104432     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000225978.97652.e0     Document Type: Article

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