Augmentation of a loosened sacral pedicle screw with percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate injection

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 373-375

  Yilmaz, Cem ^a,b   Atalay, Basar ^a   Caner, Hakan ^a   Altinors, Nur ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pedicle screw; Percutaneous injection; Polymethylmethacrylate; Screw loosening

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PEDICLE SCREW LOOSENING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SACRUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; REOPERATION; SACRUM;

EID: 33747847098     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000210115.94273.76     Document Type: Article

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