Accuracy of pedicle screw placement in thoracic spine fractures - Part II: A retrospective analysis of 278 pedicle screws using computed tomographic scans

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-247

  Zdichavsky, Marty ^a,c   Blauth, Michael ^b   Knop, Christian ^b   Lotz, Joachim ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Bastian, Leonard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Pedicle screw; Scoring system; Thoracic spine fractures; Transpedicular instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 4544345056     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-004-1423-8     Document Type: Review

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