Evaluation of pedicle screw placement by pedicle channel grade in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: should we challenge narrow pedicles?

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 818-822

  Akazawa, Tsutomu ^a   Kotani, Toshiaki ^a   Sakuma, Tsuyoshi ^a   Minami, Shohei ^a   Tsukamoto, Satoshi ^b   Ishige, Miho ^b  

^a Department of Orthopedic Surgery Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital   (Japan)

^b Department of Radiology Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICLE CHANNEL GRADE; PEDICLE SCREW; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIOGRAPHY; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDICLE SCREWS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84942295045     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: 14362023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-015-0746-0     Document Type: Article

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