Accuracy of patient-specific template-guided vs. free-hand fluoroscopically controlled pedicle screw placement in the thoracic and lumbar spine: a randomized cadaveric study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 738-749

  Farshad, Mazda ^a   Betz, Michael ^a   Farshad Amacker, Nadja A ^b   Moser, Manuel ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Patient specific; Pedicle perforation; Pedicle screw; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OPERATION DURATION; RANDOMIZATION; SOFTWARE; SURGERY; THORACIC VERTEBRA;

CADAVER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OPERATIVE TIME; PEDICLE SCREWS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84981185471     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-016-4728-5     Document Type: Article

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