An anatomical study of the mid-lateral pars relative to the pedicle footprint in the lower lumbar spine

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1355-1362

  Su, Brian W ^a   Kim, Paul D ^a   Cha, Thomas D ^a   Lee, Joseph ^a   April, Ernest W ^b   Weidenbaum, Mark ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mid lateral pars; Pedicle footprint

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS;

BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 67749110199     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a4f3a9     Document Type: Article

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