Translaminar screw fixation in the upper thoracic spine

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 527-533

  Kretzer, Ryan M ^a   Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Bagley, Carlos A ^a   Wolinsky, Jean Paul ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a   Garonzik, Ira M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Pedicle; Spinal fusion; Thoracic spine; Translaminar screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDICLE SCREW; SPINE CANCER; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; TRANSLAMINAR SCREW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548269916     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.6.527     Document Type: Article

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