Accuracy of pedicle and mass screw placement in the spine without using fluoroscopy: a prospective clinical study

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 591-596

  Kotil, Kadir ^a   Bilge, Turgay ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Mass screw; Pedicle screw; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45949111107     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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