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A modified technique for insertion of a unit rod into the pelvis
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.
American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
|June 27, 2000
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.

