Are we underestimating the significance of pedicle screw misplacement?

Spine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2016, Pages E548-E555

  Sarwahi, Vishal ^a   Wendolowski, Stephen F ^a   Gecelter, Rachel C ^a   Amaral, Terry ^a   Lo, Yungtai ^b   Wollowick, Adam L ^c   Thornhill, Beverly ^c  

^a Division of Hematology Oncology and Cellular Therapy   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology and Population Health ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior breach; Computed tomography scans; Lateral breach; Pedicle screws; Posterior spinal fusion; Scoliosis; Screw misplacement; Screw safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COBB ANGLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SCOLIOSIS; SCREW AT RISK; SCREW LOOSENING; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; X RAY; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL DISEASES; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; PEDICLE SCREWS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949058207     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001318     Document Type: Article

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