Does the direction of pedicle screw rotation affect the biomechanics of direct transverse plane vertebral derotation?

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1966-1969

  Parent, Stefan ^a   Odell, Tim ^b   Oka, Richard ^b   Mahar, Andrew ^b,c   Newton, Peter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical stability; Pedicle screw; Scoliosis deformity; Transverse plane vertebral derotation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX; TORQUE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WHIPLASH INJURY; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORQUE;

EID: 60549101739     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817f12a9     Document Type: Article

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