title: A modified technique for insertion of a unit rod into the pelvis.
abstract: The use of a pedicle probe facilitated insertion of a unit rod into the ilium of five patients with neuromuscular scoliosis. Compared to the standard technique, the pedicle probe method greatly reduced soft-tissue dissection and also provided better perception of rod alignment and cortical perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*