Ideal entry point for the thoracic pedicle screw during the free hand technique

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 657-662

  Chung, Kook Jin ^a   Suh, Seung Woo ^b   Desai, Sameer ^b   Song, Hae Ryong ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; ENTRY POINT; FEMALE; FREE HAND TECHNIQUE; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PEDICLE VIOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC CAVITY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52649105308     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0363-4     Document Type: Article

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