Computed tomography morphometric analysis for axial and subaxial translaminar screw placement in the pediatric cervical spine: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Chern, Joshua J ^a   Chamoun, Roukoz B ^a   Whitehead, William E ^a   Curry, Daniel J ^a   Luerssen, Thomas G ^a   Jea, Andrew ^a,b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical fusion; Computed tomography; Pediatric spine; Translaminar screw placement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AXIS; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THICKNESS; TRANSLAMINAR SCREW; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65249125218     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.11.PEDS08277     Document Type: Article

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