Comparing the fixation of a novel hollow screw versus a conventional solid screw in human sacra under cyclic loading

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1870-1875

  McLachlin, Stewart D ^a   Beaton, Brendon J B ^a   Sabo, Marlis T ^a   Gurr, Kevin R ^a,b   Bailey, Stewart I ^a,b   Bailey, Chris S ^a,b   Dunning, Cynthia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclic loading; Sacral screw fixation; Screwbone interface length

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR REFLEX; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SACRUM; STUDENT T TEST; THAWING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INTERNAL FIXATOR; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; ROTATION; SACRUM; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58949084555     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181808c75     Document Type: Article

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