Biomechanical study of lumbar pedicle screws in a corpectomy model assessing significance of screw height

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 272-276

  Mikles, Mark R ^a   Asghar, Ferhan A ^a   Frankenburg, Elizabeth P ^a   Scott, Derek S ^a   Graziano, Greg P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Corpectomy model; Screw height; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLEXOR REFLEX; HEIGHT; LUMBAR SPINE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MATERIALS TESTING; TORSION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; SPINAL FUSION; TORSION;

EID: 4043123373     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000095400.27687.89     Document Type: Article

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