Cervical pedicle screws vs. lateral mass screws: uniplanar fatigue analysis and residual pullout strengths

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 667-672

  Johnston, Todd L ^a   Karaikovic, Eldin E ^b   Lautenschlager, Eugene P ^b   Marcu, David ^b  

^a Cedar Valley Medical Specialists   (United States)

^b EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical pedicle screw; Cervical spine; Cervical spine instrumentation; Lateral mass screw; Pullout strengths

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LATERAL MASS SCREW; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TORQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33750537850     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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