Lateral radiological evaluation of transarticular screw placement in the lower cervical spine

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 392-397

  Xu, Rongming ^a   Zhao, Liujun ^a   Chai, Bo ^b   Ma, Weihu ^a   Xia, Huajie ^a   Wang, Guoping ^a   Jiang, Weiyu ^a  

^a Ningbo 6th Hospital   (China)

^b XiangXing Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical radiograph; Lower cervical spine; Nerve root injury; Transarticular screw placement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOLOGY; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 67349149712     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0861-0     Document Type: Article

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