Preoperative imaging of cervical pedicles: Comparison of accuracy of oblique radiographs versus axial CT scans

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1230-1236

  Sieradzki, James P ^a   Karaikovic, Eldin E ^b   Lautenschlager, Eugene P ^a   Lazarus, Martin L ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Evanston Northwestern Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical pedicles; CT scans; Oblique radiographs; Pedicle measurements; Pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; STANDARD;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 50849113070     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0725-7     Document Type: Article

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