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      Predictive validity of preoperative CT scans and the risk of pedicle screw loosening in spinal surgery.

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          Abstract

          Pedicle screw fixation is the standard technique for the stabilization of the spine, a clinically relevant complication of which is screw loosening. This retrospective study investigates whether preoperative CT scanning can offer a predictor of screw loosening.

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          Journal
          Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
          Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
          Springer Nature America, Inc
          1434-3916
          0936-8051
          Aug 2016
          : 136
          : 8
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. jan.bredow@uk-koeln.de.
          [2 ] Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
          [3 ] Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
          Article
          10.1007/s00402-016-2487-8
          10.1007/s00402-016-2487-8
          27312862
          d5982104-398e-4a9b-9463-5b6ebfc68a04
          History

          Screw loosening,Cement augmentation,Osteoporosis,Pedicle screw fixation,Bone density

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