title: Accurate pedicle screw placement--a perspective statement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: Carter_Gerard@rush.edu.
authors.forename: Carter S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Fessler
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