SPINE

作者：Lawrence F. Borges · 发表于：Neurosurgery · 年份：1993 · DOI：10.1097/00006123-199310000-00039 · 被引用次数：99 · 研究领域：Hematological disorders and diagnostics

Pedicle Fixation of the Lumbar Spine, in SPINE: State of the Art Reviews. DM Arnold, JE Lonstein (Editors), Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, 1992. Pages: 273. Price: $35.00. Since pedicle screw fixation instrumentation was first performed by Dr. Roy-Camille in 1963, interest in this method of stabilizing the lumbar spine has grown by leaps and bounds. The editors of this monograph report in their preface that 12 companies are manufacturing these devices currently and that 17 such systems are in various stages of approval. The spine surgeon is therefore swamped by a surfeit of riches in attempting to choose which system might be used most effectively to improve the chances of bony fusion in the lumbar spine of a particular patient with lumbar instability. The editors offer this monograph “to put some of these systems into perspective so that comparisons can be made, enabling spinal surgeons to better...