Pedicle screw surgery in the UK and Ireland: A questionnaire study

Open Biomedical Engineering Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-97

  Patel, P S D ^a   Aspinwall, E M ^a   Fennell, A J ^b   Trotman, S G ^b   Shepherd, D E T ^a   Hukins, D W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Surgicraft Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Navigation in surgery; Osteoporosis; Pedicle screw placement; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; DESIGN CRITERION; IRELAND; LINE OF SIGHT; MECHANICAL DEVICE; MULTIPLE USE; NAVIGATIONAL AIDS; OPEN SURGERY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREWS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL SURGERY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE;

NAVIGATION; SCREWS; SURVEYS;

SURGERY;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IRELAND; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SACRUM; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80455158103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874120701105010090     Document Type: Article

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