Correlation between low triggered electromyographic thresholds and lumbar pedicle screw malposition: Analysis of 4857 screws

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2673-2678

  Raynor, Barry L ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a,b   Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Taylor, Brett A ^a   Padberg, Anne M ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar pedicle screw; Pedicle screw malposition; Triggered EMG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 36249019705     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815a524f     Document Type: Article

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