A computed tomography-based feasibility study of translaminar screw fixation in the upper thoracic spine: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 286-292

  Kretzer, Ryan M ^a,b   Chaput, Christopher ^c   Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Garonzik, Ira M ^a,d   Jallo, George I ^a   McAfee, Paul C ^b   Cunningham, Bryan W ^b   Tortolani, P Justin ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d LifeBridge Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervicothoracic junction; Pedicle screw; Thoracic spine; Translaminar screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TRANSLAMINAR SCREW FIXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649086934     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.SPINE09546     Document Type: Article

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