Open AccessPedicle Screws in 1- and 2-Year-Old Children: Technique, Complications, and Effect on Further Growth
Author(s) -
Michael Ruf,
Jürgen Harms
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
spine (philadelphia, pa. 1976)/spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.657
H-Index - 254
eISSN - 1528-1159
pISSN - 0362-2436
DOI - 10.1097/00007632-200211010-00019
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , radiography , fixation (population genetics) , lumbar , retrospective cohort study , thoracic vertebrae , vertebra , lumbar vertebrae , population , environmental health
A retrospective study of 19 consecutive cases (1991-2001) where 91 thoracic and lumbar pedicle screws were used in the treatment of various pediatric spinal disorders in 1- and 2-year-old children.