Screw pull-out force is dependent on screw orientation in an anterior cervical plate construct

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 369-373

  DiPaola, Christian P ^a   Jacobson, Justin A ^a   Awad, Hani ^a   Conrad, Bryan P ^b   Rechtine II, Glenn R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH JACKSONVILLE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical plating; Biomechanics; Cervical fusion; Hardware failure; Screws

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CANCELLOUS BONE; CERVICAL SPINE; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 34347334533     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31802c2a4a     Document Type: Article

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