title: Principles and imaging of spinal instrumentation.
abstract: This articles focuses on the principles of spinal surgery, the basic types of spinal instrumentation, and imaging of the postoperative spine. It is the first of three articles in this issue that discuss the spine. Complications are discussed and illustrated throughout. This article should assist radiologists in the review of spinal, chest, and abdominal films of spinal surgery patients.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Slone
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: McEnery
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Bridwell
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Montgomery
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed