Computed tomography and biomechanical evaluation of screw fixation options at the cervicothoracic junction: Intralamina versus intrapedicular techniques

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2612-2617

  Cardoso, Mario J ^a,b   Dmitriev, Anton E ^b   Lehman, Ronald A ^b   Helgeson, Melvin ^b   Cooper, Patrick ^a   Rosner, Michael K ^a  

^a Neurosurgery Service   (Georgia)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervicothoracic junction; Lamina screw; Pedicle screw; Salvage technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SIMULATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FUSION; TORQUE; VERTEBRA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORQUE;

EID: 58949096359     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31818ce3ac     Document Type: Article

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