Anatomical Location of the Common Iliac Veins at the Level of the Sacrum: Relationship between Perforation Risk and the Trajectory Angle of the Screw

Purpose. To determine the safety of transarticular surface screw (TASS) insertion and the anatomical location of the common iliac veins (CIVs) at the level of the promontorium. Materials and Methods. The locations of the CIVs on 1 mm computed tomography-myelography slices of 50 patients at the level...

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Main Authors: Javid Akhgar, Hidetomi Terai, Mohammad Suhrab Rahmani, Koji Tamai, Akinobu Suzuki, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Masatoshi Hoshino, Sayed Abdullah Ahmadi, Kazunori Hayashi, Hiroaki Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1457219