Using lamina screws as a salvage technique at C-7: Computed tomography and biomechanical analysis using cadaveric vertebrae: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-33

  Cardoso, Mario J ^a   Dmitriev, Anton E ^a   Helgeson, Melvin D ^a   Stephens, Frederick ^a   Campbell, Victoria ^a   Lehman, Ronald A ^a   Cooper, Patrick ^a   Rosner, Michael K ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaveric specimen; Insertional torque; Lamina screw; Pedicle screw; Salvage technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LAMINA SCREW; PEDICLE SCREW; SALVAGE THERAPY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; SALVAGE THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORQUE;

EID: 67749127704     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08648     Document Type: Article

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