Importance of microstructure of lumbar pedicle in screw placement

• Main Authors: Kunal Chawla (Author), Mahesh Sharma (Author), Avinash Abhaya (Author), Ratesh Kumar (Author), Jyotsna Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objective: Any structural deviation of the pedicle may result in interference of the weight transmission mechanism and compression of neural structures. The aim of this study was to qualitatively investigate osteonal structures within the cortical bone and thickness of medial and late...