Biomechanical evaluation of relationship of screw pullout strength, insertional torque, and bone mineral density in the cervical spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-311

  Reitman, Charles Alan ^a   Nguyen, Lyndon ^a   Fogel, Guy R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone mineral density; Cervical spine; Insertional torque; Screw pullout strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TORQUE; MATERIALS TESTING; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA BODY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; SPINAL FUSION; TORQUE;

EID: 4043175645     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000090575.08296.9d     Document Type: Article

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