Computer tomography assessment of pedicle screw placement in thoracic spine: Comparison between free hand and a generic 3D-based navigation techniques

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 648-653

  Allam, Yasser ^a   Silbermann, J ^b   Riese, F ^c   Greiner Perth, R ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b Department of Spine Surgery ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pedicle screws; Spine navigation; Thoracic spine Image guided surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE TUMOR; SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM; THORACIC SPINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; INTERNAL FIXATOR; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878166693     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2505-7     Document Type: Article

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