Probing for thoracic pedicle screw tract violation(s): Is it valid?

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Lehman, Ronald A ^a   Potter, Benjamin K ^a   Kuklo, Timothy R ^a   Chang, Audrey S ^a   Polly, David W ^a   Shawen, Scott B ^a   Orchowski, Joseph R ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Pedicle wall violation; Probing; Reliability; Thoracic pedicle screw

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKILL; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; VALIDATION PROCESS; CANNULATION; RELIABILITY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 4043106389     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000095399.27687.c5     Document Type: Article

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