Morphometric evaluation of subaxial cervical vertebrae for surgical application of transpedicular screw fixation

BOZBUGA M., OZTURK A., ARI Z., SAHINOGLU K., Bayraktar B., CECEN A.

SPINE, vol.29, no.17, pp.1876-1880, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 17
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.brs.0000137065.62516.01
  • Journal Name: SPINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1876-1880
  • Keywords: cervical spine, morphometric analysis, pedicle screw fixation, surgical anatomy, PEDICLE, SPINE, PROJECTION, MIDDLE, AXIS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Study Design. A morphometric evaluation of pedicle projections in 29 cervical spinal columns (C3-C7) for three-dimensional surgical anatomy for safe surgery was proposed.