Placing a bone graft more posteriorly may reduce the risk of pedicle screw breakage: Analysis of an unexpected case of pedicle screw breakage

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 763-767

  Rohlmann, A ^a   Bergmann, G ^a   Graichen, F ^a   Mayer, H M ^b  

^a Onkologischer Schwerpunkt Am Oskar Helene Heim   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Internal fixation device; Load measurement; Pedicle screw breakage; Spine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; TIME; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PLIABILITY; POSTURE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TELEMETRY; WALKING;

EID: 0031712732     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00073-6     Document Type: Article

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