Anatomical feasibility of pediatric cervical pedicle screw insertion by computed tomographic morphometric evaluation of 376 pediatric cervical pedicles

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1297-1304

  Kanna, P Rishimugesh ^a   Shetty, Ajoy Prasad ^a   Rajasekaran, S ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

cervical spine; pediatric; pedicle morphometrics; pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL PEDICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PEDICLE AXIS LENGTH; PEDICLE HEIGHT; PEDICLE LENGTH; PEDICLE SCREW; PEDICLE WIDTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAGGITAL PEDICLE ANGLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSVERSE PEDICLE ANGLE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960698235     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181fb3c17     Document Type: Article

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