Cement augmentation of vertebral screws enhances the interface strength between interbody device and vertebral body

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-341

  Tan, Juay Seng ^a   Bailey, Christopher S ^a,b   Dvorak, Marcel F ^a,b,c   Fisher, Charles G ^a,b,c   Cripton, Peter A ^a   Oxland, Thomas R ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone cement; Internal fixators; Lumbar vertebrae; Spinal fusion; Thoracic vertebrae

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE CEMENTS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33846669429     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000253645.24141.21     Document Type: Article

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