An Extrapedicular Approach to the Placement of Screws in the Thoracic Spine: An Anatomic and Radiographic Assessment
Husted DS, Yue JJ, Fairchild TA, Haims AH. An Extrapedicular Approach to the Placement of Screws in the Thoracic Spine: An Anatomic and Radiographic Assessment. Spine 2003, 28: 2324-2330. PMID: 14560078, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000085361.32600.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic spineScrew fixationExtrapedicular approachPedicle rib unitThoracic vertebral bodyPlacement of screwsPedicle screw-rod constructScrew-rod constructsAnatomic safe zoneNeural foramenSpinal canalRadiographic assessmentTranspedicular fixationBACKGROUND DATAAnatomic studyClinical successAdult cadaversScrew techniqueVertebral bodyScrew placementPedicle screwsBiomechanical evaluationScrew pathwayComputerized tomographic imagesBody fixation