Pedicle screw placement in the thoracic spine: A randomized comparison study of computer-assisted navigation and conventional techniques

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-205

  Wu, Han ^a   Gao, Zhong Li ^a   Wang, Jin Cheng ^b   Li, Ying Pu ^a   Xia, Peng ^a   Jiang, Rui ^a   Zhu, Q S ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone screws; Spinal fractures; Surgery, computer assisted

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; SPINE FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 77956858547     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1275.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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