Biomechanical assessment of conventional unit rod fixation versus a unit rod pedicle screw construct: A human cadaver study

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1314-1319

  Erickson, Mark A ^a,b   Oliver, Todd ^a   Baldini, Todd ^a   Bach, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical evaluation; Unit rod fixation; Unit rod supplemented with pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LOADING TEST; LUQUE GALVESTON TECHNIQUE; PEDICLE SCREW; PELVIS; PELVIS OBLIQUITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RIGIDITY; SCOLIOSIS; SERVO HYDRAULIC LOAD FRAME; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIT ROD FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 2942637328     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000127182.36142.95     Document Type: Article

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