Structural characteristics of the pedicle and its role in screw stability

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 2504-2510

  Hirano, Toru ^a   Hasegawa, Kazuhiro ^a,c   Takahashi, Hideaki E ^a   Uchiyama, Seiji ^a   Hara, Toshiaki ^b   Washio, Toshikatsu ^b   Sugiura, Toru ^b   Yokaichiya, Motoo ^b   Ikeda, Masayuki ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Mechanical strength pedicle; Pedicle screw; Structural characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA BODY;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031419970     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199711010-00007     Document Type: Article

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