Combined endovascular and neurosurgical approach to the removal of an intraaortic pedicle screw: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 550-554

  Clarke, Michelle J ^a   Guzzo, James ^a   Wolinsky, Jean Paul ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya ^a   Black III, James H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aortic injury; Complication; Endovascular repair; Pedicle screw; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; PEDICLE SCREW; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; BONE SCREWS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS;

EID: 80655148849     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.7.SPINE10267     Document Type: Article

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