Usefulness of electromyography compared to computed tomography scans in pedicle screw placement

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Duffy, Michael F ^a   Phillips, Jonathan H ^a   Knapp, Dennis R ^a   Herrera Soto, Jose Antonio ^a  

^a ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; CT scans; Electromyography (EMG); Pedicle screws; Usefulness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77749299088     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b3f467     Document Type: Review

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