Aortic abutment after direct vertebral rotation: Plowing of pedicle screws

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-247

  Wagner, Matthew R ^c   Flores, Jesus Burgos ^a   Sanpera, Ignacio ^b   Herrera Soto, José ^c  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^c ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct vertebral rotation; pedicle screws; plow; scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIRECT VERTEBRAL ROTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA, THORACIC; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 79551530305     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820107d0     Document Type: Article

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