Closed posterior superior iliac spine impeding pediculocorporeal S-1 screw insertion

Placement of pedicle screws into S-1 is difficult. In cases in which there is a closed posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS), its medial situation prevents lateral oblique placement of the screw inserter sleeve and directing the screw to the anteromedial aspect of S-1. In the present study, the auth...

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Published in:	Journal of neurosurgery Vol. 99; no. 2 Suppl; pp. 229 - 234
Main Authors:	Kaptanoglu, Erkan, Okutan, Ozerk, Tekdemir, Ibrahim, Beskonakli, Etem, Deda, Haluk
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-2003
Subjects:	Adult Bone Screws Cadaver Female Humans Ilium - anatomy & histology Male Sacrum - diagnostic imaging Sacrum - surgery Spinal Fusion - instrumentation Spinal Fusion - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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