Radiological and clinical outcome of screw placement in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Evaluation with low-dose computed tomography

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-104

  Abul Kasim, Kasim ^a,b   Ohlin, Acke ^a,b   Strömbeck, Anita ^a,b   Maly, Pavel ^a,b   Sundgren, Pia C ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cortical perforation; Lateral cortical perforation; Low dose CT; Medial cortical perforation; Neurovascular complications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; NERVE ENDING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75049085475     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1203-6     Document Type: Article

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