Screw fixation to the posterior cortical shell does not influence peak torque and pullout in anterior cervical plating

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 494-499

  Pitzen, T ^a   Barbier, D ^a   Tintinger, F ^a   Steudel, W ^a   Strowitzki, M ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone; Bone mineral density; Cervical spine; Implant stabilisation; In vitro

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE; VERTEBRA BODY;

BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FUSION; TORQUE;

EID: 0036035518     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0447-1     Document Type: Article

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