Accuracy of free-hand placement of thoracic pedicle screws in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: How much of a difference does surgeon experience make?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-95

  Samdani, Amer F ^a   Ranade, Ashish ^a   Sciubba, Daniel M ^b   Cahill, Patrick J ^a   Antonacci, M Darryl ^a   Clements, David H ^a   Betz, Randal R ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Computed tomography; Surgeon experience; Thoracic pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; EVALUATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDICLE SCREW; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TEACHING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75049085707     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1183-6     Document Type: Article

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