Intra-operative localisation of thoracic spine level: A simple "'K'-wire in pedicle" technique

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Thambiraj, Sathya ^a   Quraishi, Nasir A ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spinal level marking; Thoracic discectomy; Wrong level spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; WIRE FIXATION;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862843989     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2193-3     Document Type: Article

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