Technique for drilling instrument monitoring electrical conductivity in pediatric cervical spine screw insertion: A preliminary report

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 760-764

  Zeller, Reinhard ^a   Canavese, Federico ^a   Kulkarni, Abahaya V ^a   Drake, James ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted screw placement; Cervical spine; Children; Screw

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINAL DISEASES; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349655228     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181b768c3     Document Type: Article

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