Percutaneous surgical treatment of Chance fractures using cannulated pedicle screws. Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-74

  Schizas, Constantin ^a   Kosmopoulos, Victor ^a,b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Pedicle screw fixation; Spinal fracture; Thoracolumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LUMBAR CHANCE FRACTURE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEDICLE SCREW; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447550708     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/07/071     Document Type: Article

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