A computed tomography - Based morphometric study of thoracic pedicle anatomy in a random United States trauma population: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-243

  Kretzer, Ryan M ^a,d   Chaput, Christopher ^e   Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Garonzik, Ira M ^b   Jallo, George I ^a   McAfee, Paul C ^d   Cunningham, Bryan W ^d   Tortolani, P Justin ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LifeBridge Health   (United States)

^c Union Memorial Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^d St Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^e SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Aorta; Patient sex; Pedicle screw; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDICLE SCREW; PEDICLE SCREW LENGTH; PEDICLE SCREW TRAJECTORY; PEDICLE SCREW WIDTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE INJURY; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551703916     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.SPINE1043     Document Type: Article

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