Intraosseous ultrasonography to determine the accuracy of drill hole positioning prior to the placement of pedicle screws: An experimental study - Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 673-680

  Kantelhardt, Sven Rainer ^a   Larsen, Jörg ^a   Bockermann, Volker ^a   Schillinger, Wolfgang ^a   Giese, Alf ^a   Rohde, Veit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone sonography; Intravascular ultrasonography; Pedicular screw placement; Spinal fusion technique

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE TISSUE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; NONHUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLODESIS; TRABECULAR BONE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BONE SCREWS; CATTLE; DISCITIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 73249152395     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.6.SPINE08640     Document Type: Article

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