Biomechanical comparison of a fully threaded, variable pitch screw and a partially threaded lag screw for internal fixation of type II dens fractures

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Magee, William ^a   Hettwer, Werner ^a   Badra, Mohammed ^a   Bay, Brian ^b   Hart, Robert ^a,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon State University   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior screw fixation; Biomechanics; Odontoid fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34548425682     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31811ec2bb     Document Type: Article

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