Revision of loosened iliac screws: A biomechanical study of longer and bigger screws

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1423-1428

  Akesen, Burak ^a   Wu, Chunhui ^b   Mehbod, Amir A ^a   Sokolowski, Mark ^a   Transfeldt, Ensor E ^a  

^a TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^b Foundation for the Advancement of Spinal Knowledge   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic load; Iliac screw; Loosening; Revision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTION; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; TORQUE; AGED; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; ILIAC BONE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIUM; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 46749147991     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181753c04     Document Type: Article

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