Pedicle screw fixation of the thoracic spine: An in vitro biomechanical study on different configurations

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2530-2537

  Deviren, Vedat ^a   Acaroglu, Emre ^a   Lee, Joe ^a   Fujita, Masaru ^a   Hu, Serena ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^b   Polly Jr , David ^c   Kuklo, Timothy R ^d   O'Brien, Michael ^e   Brumfield, David ^f   Puttlitz, Christian M ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Thoracolumbar Division   (United States)

^g SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Construct stiffness; Pedicle screws; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTION; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORSION;

EID: 27944456047     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000186590.45675.ce     Document Type: Article

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