Assessment of pedicle screw placement accuracy, procedure time, and radiation exposure using a miniature robotic guidance system

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 241-248

  Lieberman, Isador H ^a   Hardenbrook, Mitchell A ^b   Wang, Jeffrey C ^c   Guyer, Richard D ^a  

^a TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Boston Spine Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

computer guidance; pedicle screw accuracy; pedicle screws; radiation exposure; robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ROBOTICS; SURGEON;

BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MINIATURIZATION; NEURONAVIGATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; ROBOTICS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864284348     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318218a5ef     Document Type: Article

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