Computed tomography evaluation of superior-segment facet-joint violation after pedicle instrumentation of the lumbar spine with a midline surgical approach

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 2624-2629

  Moshirfar, Ali ^a   Jenis, Louis G ^b   Spector, Leo R ^c   Burke, Patrick J ^b   Losina, Elena ^d,e   Katz, Jeffrey N ^e   Rand, Frank F ^f   Tromanhauser, Scott G ^b   Banco, Robert J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston Spine Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet joint violation; Lumbar spine fusion; Midline approach; Pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 33750296573     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000240691.35707.e8     Document Type: Article

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