Improving the pullout strength of pedicle screws by screw coupling

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 399-403

  Suzuki, T ^a   Abe, E ^a   Okuyama, K ^a   Sato, K ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density (BMD); Osteoporosis; Pedicle screw; Pullout strength; Screw coupling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; STRENGTH;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPINE;

EID: 0034789985     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200110000-00005     Document Type: Article

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