Biomechanical pullout strength and stability of the cervical artificial pedicle screw

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Barnes, Alison H ^a,b   Eguizabal, Johnny A ^b   Acosta, Frank L ^b   Lotz, Jeffrey C ^b   Buckley, Jenni M ^b   Ames, Christopher P ^b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial pedicle screw; Cervical spine; Pullout strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE STABILIZATION; AGED; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE FUSION;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 61749093186     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181891772     Document Type: Article

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