Failure analysis of broken pedicle screws on spinal instrumentation

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 487-496

  Chen, Chen Sheng ^a   Chen, Wen Jer ^b   Cheng, Cheng Kung ^a   Jao, Shyh Hua Eric ^a   Chueh, Shan Chang ^c   Wang, Chang Chih ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone union; Fatigue; Finite element method; Pedicle screw; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

BONE; DUCTILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURGERY;

FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODEL; PEDICLE SCREWS; SPINAL FRACTURE; SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; DEVICE FAILURE; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244468565     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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