Monitoring placement of high thoracic pedicle screws by triggered electromyography of the intercostal muscles

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Norton, Jonathan A ^a,b   Hedden, Douglas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 67649212971     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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