Background: Transpedicular screw insertion has become widely accepted for the correction
of spinal deformity as well as degenerative and traumatic injury, but adoption of this …

Objective Many thoracic pedicles are too small for the safe acceptance of a transpedicular
screw. However, few studies have so far reported on the methods to select a proper pedicle …

Pedicle screw construct have become one of the most practiced procedure in spinal surgery.
Despite commonly used, questions remain about their safety especially for the thoracic …

Background: Intrapedicular fixation in thoracic spine is often limited, because of high risk of
complication, especially in scoliosis patients. Extrapedicular screws fixation techniques …

Purpose of review: Thoracic pedicle screws are commonly used for fixation, with previous
studies reporting various insertion techniques, anatomic concerns, and clinical results …

Study Design. In vitro biomechanical comparison of two methods of pedicle screw
placement in cadaveric thoracic spine vertebrae. Objective. Compare the biomechanical …

Study Design Pedicle screw study. Objective The selection of pedicle screw parameters
usually involves the surgeon's analysis of preoperative CT imaging along with anatomical …

Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. Assess the learning curve of pedicle screw
(PS) placement of a Spinal Surgery Fellow (SSF) with no previous experience with the …

Study Design. An anatomic study of 100 patients comparing the pedicle isthmic width of the
lower thoracic spine and the upper lumbar spine using magnetic resonance imaging …

Introduction In the last decade, posterior instrumented fusion using percutaneous pedicle
screws (PPSs) had been growing in popularity, and its safety and good clinical results have …