Computed tomography morphometric analysis for translaminar screw fixation in the upper thoracic spine of the pediatric population: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-388

  Patel, Akash J ^a   Cherian, Jacob ^a   Fulkerson, Daniel H ^a   Fox, Benjamin ^a   Chern, Joshua J ^a   Whitehead, William E ^a   Curry, Daniel J ^a   Luerssen, Thoma S G ^a   Jea, Andrew ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Fusion; Intralaminar screw; Morphometric study; Pediatrics; Thoracic spine; Translaminar screw

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS; THORACIC SPINE; TRANSLAMINAR SCREW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79953816022     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.1.PEDS10417     Document Type: Article

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