Accuracy of pedicle screw insertion in the cervical spine for internal fixation using frameless stereotactic guidance

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-245

  Rath, Stefan A ^a,b,c   Moszko, Slawomir ^a   Schäffner, Petra M ^a   Cantone, Giuseppe ^a   Braun, Veit ^b   Richter, Hans Peter ^b   Antoniadis, Gregor ^b  

^a Medical Center   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Deggendorf   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Computer assisted surgery; Frameless stereotactic radiosurgery; Pedicle screw fixation; Posterior instrumentation; Spinal neuronavigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPONDYLITIS; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SURGICAL ERROR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS; NEURONAVIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPONDYLITIS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40949129488     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/3/237     Document Type: Article

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