Instrumentation of the posterior thoracolumbar Spine: From wires to pedicle screws

Authors

Devika Malhotra, Spinal Biomechanics LaboratoryFollow
Samuel Kalb, Barrow Neurological Institute
Nestor Rodriguez-Martinez, Spinal Biomechanics LaboratoryFollow
Derek D. Hem, Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory
Luis Perez-Orribo, Spinal Biomechanics LaboratoryFollow
Neil R. Crawford, Spinal Biomechanics LaboratoryFollow
Volker K.H. Sonntag, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Copyright © 2014 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Over the past 120 years, spinal stabilization has advanced immensely. An updated review highlighting these advancements has not been performed in the past 20 years. The objective of this report is to provide a historical assessment of the decades outlining various key innovators, their techniques, and instrumentation. It is important to provide new generations of surgeons and students with historical evidence of the value of developing new techniques and instrumentation to improve patient care and outcomes.

Keywords

History, Pedicle screws, Spine instrumentation

Publication Date

12-1-2014

Publication Title

Clinical Neurosurgery

ISSN

00694827

E-ISSN

0148396X

Volume

10

First Page

497

Last Page

505

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1227/NEU.0000000000000489

Recommended Citation

Malhotra, Devika; Kalb, Samuel; Rodriguez-Martinez, Nestor; Hem, Derek D.; Perez-Orribo, Luis; Crawford, Neil R.; and Sonntag, Volker K.H., "Instrumentation of the posterior thoracolumbar Spine: From wires to pedicle screws" (2014). Translational Neuroscience. 752.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurobiology/752