A New Electromagnetic Navigation System for Pedicle Screws Placement: A Human Cadaver Study at the Lumbar Spine

Patrick Hahn; Semih Oezdemir; Martin Komp; Athanasios Giannakopoulos; Roderich Heikenfeld; Richard Kasch; Harry Merk; Georgios Godolias; Sebastian Ruetten

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133708

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A New Electromagnetic Navigation System for Pedicle Screws Placement: A Human Cadaver Study at the Lumbar Spine

Patrick Hahn ,

* E-mail: Patrick-hahn@gmx.de

Affiliation Center for Spine Surgery and Pain Therapy, Center for Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the St. Elisabeth Group – Catholic Hospitals Rhein-Ruhr, St. Anna Hospital Herne/Marienhospital Herne University Hospital/Marien Hospital Witten, Herne, Germany
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Semih Oezdemir,

Affiliation Center for Spine Surgery and Pain Therapy, Center for Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the St. Elisabeth Group – Catholic Hospitals Rhein-Ruhr, St. Anna Hospital Herne/Marienhospital Herne University Hospital/Marien Hospital Witten, Herne, Germany
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Martin Komp,

Affiliation Center for Spine Surgery and Pain Therapy, Center for Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the St. Elisabeth Group – Catholic Hospitals Rhein-Ruhr, St. Anna Hospital Herne/Marienhospital Herne University Hospital/Marien Hospital Witten, Herne, Germany
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Athanasios Giannakopoulos,

Affiliation Center for Spine Surgery and Pain Therapy, Center for Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the St. Elisabeth Group – Catholic Hospitals Rhein-Ruhr, St. Anna Hospital Herne/Marienhospital Herne University Hospital/Marien Hospital Witten, Herne, Germany
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Roderich Heikenfeld,

Affiliation Center for Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the St. Elisabeth Group – Catholic Hospitals Rhein-Ruhr, St. Anna Hospital Herne/Marienhospital Herne University Hospital/Marien Hospital Witten, Herne, Germany
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Richard Kasch,

Affiliation Clinic for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medicine of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Harry Merk,

Affiliation Clinic for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medicine of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Georgios Godolias,

Affiliation Center for Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the St. Elisabeth Group – Catholic Hospitals Rhein-Ruhr, St. Anna Hospital Herne/Marienhospital Herne University Hospital/Marien Hospital Witten, Herne, Germany
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Sebastian Ruetten

Affiliation Center for Spine Surgery and Pain Therapy, Center for Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the St. Elisabeth Group – Catholic Hospitals Rhein-Ruhr, St. Anna Hospital Herne/Marienhospital Herne University Hospital/Marien Hospital Witten, Herne, Germany
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A New Electromagnetic Navigation System for Pedicle Screws Placement: A Human Cadaver Study at the Lumbar Spine

Patrick Hahn,
Semih Oezdemir,
Martin Komp,
Athanasios Giannakopoulos,
Roderich Heikenfeld,
Richard Kasch,
Harry Merk,
Georgios Godolias,
Sebastian Ruetten

Published: July 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133708

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