Intraoperative image guidance compared with free-hand methods in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis posterior spinal surgery: a systematic review on screw-related complications and breach rates

Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1215-1229

  Chan, Andrew ^a   Parent, Eric ^a   Narvacan, Karl ^a   San, Cindy ^b   Lou, Edmond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breach rates; Imaging; Intraoperative complications; Pedicle screws; Scoliosis; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; COBB ANGLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMALE; KYPHOSIS; MALE; PROCEDURES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRA; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; PEDICLE SCREWS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 85020083988     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.04.001     Document Type: Article

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