Influence of bone mineral density on the fixation of thoracolumbar implants: A comparative study of transpedicular screws, laminar hooks, and spinous process wires

Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1990, Pages 902-907

  Coe, Jeffrey D ^a   Warden, Karen E ^b   Biomed, M ^b   Herzig, Michael A ^b   McAfee, Paul C ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Laminar hooks; Osteoporosis; Pedicle screws; Spinal implants; Spinous process wires; Transpedicular screws

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE MINERAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREW; SPINE; WIRE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; OSTEOPOROSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0025153831     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199009000-00012     Document Type: Article

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