Fluoroscopic computer-assisted pedicle screw placement through a mature fusion mass: An assessment of 24 consecutive cases with independent analysis of computed tomography and clinical data

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-222

  Rampersaud, Yoga Raja ^a,c   Lee, Kwang Soo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Orthopedic   (South Korea)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Computer assisted fluoroscopy; Fusion mass; Thoracolumbar pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE TUMOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846279003     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000251751.51936.3f     Document Type: Article

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