The feasibility of laminar screw placement in the subaxial spine: Analysis using 215 three-dimensional computed tomography scans and simulation software

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 577-584

  Shin, Sang Ik ^a   Yeom, Jin S ^b   Kim, Ho Joong ^b   Chang, Bong Soon ^a   Lee, Choon Ki ^a   Riew, K Daniel ^c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Laminar screw; Lower cervical spine; Screw trajectory; Subaxial spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFTWARE; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866056932     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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