Comparison of two novel fluoroscopy-based stereotactic methods for cervical pedicle screw placement and review of the literature

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 564-575

  Reinhold, M ^a   Bach, C ^a   Audige L ^b   Bale, R ^a   Attal, R ^a   Blauth, M ^a   Magerl, F ^c  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation   (Switzerland)

^c AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation ^*

Author keywords

Cervical pedicle screws; Cervical spine; Computer assisted fluoroscopic navigation; Frame based stereotaxis; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; CARBON FIBER POLYETHERETHERKETONE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CERVICAL PEDICLE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; STEREOTAXIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 42149130403     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0584-2     Document Type: Article

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