Construction and Accuracy Assessment of Patient-Specific Biocompatible Drill Template for Cervical Anterior Transpedicular Screw (ATPS) Insertion: An In Vitro Study

Maoqing Fu; Lijun Lin; Xiangxue Kong; Weidong Zhao; Lei Tang; Jianyi Li; Jun Ouyang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053580

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Construction and Accuracy Assessment of Patient-Specific Biocompatible Drill Template for Cervical Anterior Transpedicular Screw (ATPS) Insertion: An In Vitro Study

Maoqing Fu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Maoqing Fu, Lijun Lin

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Lijun Lin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Maoqing Fu, Lijun Lin

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Xiangxue Kong,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Weidong Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Lei Tang,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jianyi Li ,

* E-mail: wuxili74@126.com

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jun Ouyang

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Construction and Accuracy Assessment of Patient-Specific Biocompatible Drill Template for Cervical Anterior Transpedicular Screw (ATPS) Insertion: An In Vitro Study

Maoqing Fu,
Lijun Lin,
Xiangxue Kong,
Weidong Zhao,
Lei Tang,
Jianyi Li,
Jun Ouyang

Published: January 10, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053580

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