The effects of cyclic loading on pull-out strength of sacral screw fixation: An in vitro biomechanical study

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1065-1069

  Zhu, Qingan ^a   Lu, William W ^b   Holmes, Andrew D ^b   Zheng, Yinggang ^b   Zhong, Shizhen ^a   Leong, John C Y ^b  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cyclic loading; Pull out strength; Sacral screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SPINE STABILIZATION; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; MALE; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034194437     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200005010-00005     Document Type: Article

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