Free-hand thoracic pedicle screws placed by neurosurgery residents: A CT analysis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 821-827

  Wang, Vincent Y ^a   Chin, Cynthia T ^a   Lu, Daniel C ^a   Smith, Justin S ^a   Chou, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Free hand; Pedicle screw; Resident; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROSURGERY; PALPATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954537313     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1293-1     Document Type: Article

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