Analysis of the techniques for thoracic- and lumbar-level localization during posterior spine surgery and the occurrence of wrong-level surgery: Results from a national survey

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 741-748

  Mayer, Jillian E ^a   Dang, Rajan P ^a   Duarte Prieto, Guillermo F ^b   Cho, Samuel K ^a   Qureshi, Sheeraz A ^a   Hecht, Andrew C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraoperative imaging; Preoperative imaging; Spine level localization; Surgery outcomes; Wrong level surgery

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; CAREER; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROSURGEON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; WRONG LEVEL SURGERY; BACK; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICAL ERROR; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; RISK FACTORS; SPINE;

EID: 84899438052     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.06.068     Document Type: Article

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