Morphometrical study of pedicles in lumbar vertebrae and its clinical significance.

With the recent increased use of various pedicle screw instrumentation, there is concern about injuries to the pedicle cortex, nerve root, facet joint and adjacent vital structures by discordant pedicle screw size. A pedicle screw is a bone screw inserted in to the pedicles of the vertebrae in patie...

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Main Authors: Chandni G (Author), Poonam K (Author), Arvind KP (Author), Antony SD (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre, 2014-01-01.
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