Incidence of lumbar spine pedicle breach after percutaneous screw fixation: A radiographic evaluation of 601 screws in 151 patients

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 358-363

  Smith, Zachary A ^a   Sugimoto, Koichi ^a   Lawton, Cort D ^a   Fessler, Richard G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Minimally invasive; Pedicle screw; Percutaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PERCUTANEOUS SCREW FIXATION; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARDS; SURGERY; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PEDICLE SCREWS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918503881     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31826226cb     Document Type: Article

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