C1 pedicle screws versus C1 lateral mass screws: Comparisons of pullout strengths and biomechanical stabilities

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-377

  Ma, Xiang Yang ^a   Yin, Qing Shui ^a   Wu, Zeng Hui ^a   Xia, Hong ^a   Liu, Jing Fa ^a   Xiang, Ming ^b   Zhao, Wei Dong ^c   Zhong, Shi Zhen ^c  

^a Guangzhou Liuhuaqiao Hospital   (China)

^b Shekou Hospital   (China)

^c SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial fixation; Atlas; Bicortical fixation; Biomechanical stability; Lateral mass screw; Pedicle screw; Pullout strength; Unicortical fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LATERAL MASS SCREW; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STRENGTH; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLAS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL ATLAS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 64749096163     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318193a21b     Document Type: Article

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