Free-hand placement of high thoracic pedicle screws with the aid of fluoroscopy: evaluation of positioning by CT scans in a four-year consecutive series Colocação de parafusos pediculares na coluna torácica alta utilizando fluoroscopia: avaliação do posicionamento dos parafusos por tomografia computadorizada em uma série de casos durante quatro anos

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility, safety and accuracy of pedicle screw placement in the upper thoracic spine using the free-hand technique with the aid of fluoroscopy; to analyze the methods used to verify correct screw positioning intra and postoperatively. METHOD: All patients with instabili...

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Main Authors: Bruno Perocco Braga, Josaphat Vilela de Morais, Marcelo Duarte Vilela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000300012