Pedicle Screws and Facet Violation - The importance of the Angle between the Facet and the Screw

Abstract Objective To verify whether, regardless of the screw placement technique, there is a safe distance or angle in relation to the facets that can prevent violation of the facet joint when the screws are placed. Methods Retrospective, single, comparative, non-randomized center. We evaluated b...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Amaral, Luiz Pimenta, Angelo Guarçoni Netto, Gabriel Henrique Pokorny, Raquel Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2020-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162020000500642&tlng=en