Feasibility and accuracy of pedicle screws in children younger than eight years of age

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 2907-2911

  Ranade, Ashish ^a   Samdani, Amer F ^a   Williams, Reed ^a   Barne, Karrine ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^b   Ramos, Gladys ^a   Betz, Randal R ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Computed tomography; Pediatric spine; Pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 74249103230     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b77af3     Document Type: Article

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