Mechanical performance of the new posterior spinal implant: Effect of materials, connecting plate, and pedicle screw design

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 881-886

  Chen, Po Quang ^a   Lin, Son Jyh ^a   Wu, Shing Sheng ^b   So, Hon ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cross linkage; Fatigue; Spinal implant; Stainless steel; Titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; IMPLANT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE; STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MATERIALS TESTING; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TITANIUM;

EID: 0038301609     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200305010-00008     Document Type: Article

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