title: Are pedicle screws dangerous?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fogelson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Electronic address: krauss.william@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D065289:Pedicle Screws / Q000592:standards*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000592:standards*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Accuracy; Lumbar spine; Pedicle screw; Screw misplacement; Spinal fusion; Thoracic spine