Accuracy of thoracic pedicle screw using ideal pedicle entry point in severe scoliosis

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 468, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1830-1837

  Modi, Hitesh N ^a   Suh, Seung Woo ^a   Hong, Jae Young ^a   Yang, Jae Hyuk ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953985363     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1280-1     Document Type: Article

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