Use of an ultrasonic osteotome device in spine surgery: Experience from the first 128 patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2845-2849

  Hu, Xiaobang ^a   Ohnmeiss, Donna D ^a   Lieberman, Isador H ^a  

^a TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dural injury; Osteotomy; Safety; Spine surgery; Ultrasonic scalpel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; EN BLOC RESECTION; FACETECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MENINGOCELE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; ORTHOPEDIC SCALPEL; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SUBTRACTION OSTEOTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PESUDOMENINGOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTURAL HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SMITH PETERSEN OSTEOTOMY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRASOUND SURGERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPINE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890546770     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2780-y     Document Type: Article

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