Biomechanical contribution of transverse connectors to segmental stability following long segment instrumentation with thoracic pedicle screws

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Kuklo, Timothy R ^a,e   Dmitriev, Anton E ^b   Cardoso, Mario J ^c   Lehman, Ronald A ^c   Erickson, Mark ^d   Gill, Norman W ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Spine Research Center   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial rotation; Construct stability; Crosslinks; Thoracic pedicle screw; Transverse connectors

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTION; PEDICLE SCREW; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SPINE FUSION; THORACIC SPINE; BONE SCREW; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRA;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 50949104352     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817c64d5     Document Type: Article

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