Reformatted computed tomographic evaluation of the thoracic pedicle in a Chinese population for the surgical application of transpedicular screw placement

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-468

  Chen, Yuchun ^a   Zeng, Jican ^a   Guan, Jitian ^a   Guo, Yuelin ^a   Wang, Xinjia ^a   Yao, Guanfeng ^a   Wang, Weidong ^a   Qi, Weili ^a   Kong, Kangmei ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Morphometry; Thoracic pedicle; Transpedicular screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BONE STRUCTURE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACIC PEDICLE; THORACIC SPINE; TRANSPEDICULAR SCREW FIXATION; ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREW; CHINA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGERY; THORACIC VERTEBRA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; CHINA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955555699     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0592-x     Document Type: Article

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