Intra-osseous ultrasound for pedicle screw positioning in the subaxial cervical spine: An experimental study

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 655-661

  Kantelhardt, Sven Rainer ^a   Bock, Hans Christoph ^a   Siam, Laila ^a   Larsen, Jörg ^a   Burger, Ralf ^a   Schillinger, Wolfgang ^a   Bockermann, Volker ^a   Rohde, Veit ^a   Giese, Alf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone sonography; Cervical spine; Pedicle screw placement; Spinal instability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSDUCERS; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77953103205     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0447-6     Document Type: Article

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