Biomechanical comparison of single- and dual-lead pedicle screws in cadaveric spine: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-57

  Jacob, Arun T ^a   Ingalhalikar, Aditya V ^b   Morgan, John H ^b   Channon, Scott ^b   Lim, Tae Hong ^b   Torner, James C ^c   Hitchon, Patrick W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Veterans Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical study; Bone mineral density; Dual lead pedicle screw; Pullout force; Single lead pedicle screw

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CADAVER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; FORCE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PEDICLE SCREW; X RAY FILM;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ALLOYS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TITANIUM;

EID: 37848999090     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-08/01/052     Document Type: Article

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