Revision characteristics of cement-augmented, cannulated-fenestrated pedicle screws in the osteoporotic vertebral body: A biomechanical in vitro investigation. Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Blattert, Thomas R ^a   Glasmacher, Stefan ^a   Riesner, Hans Joachim ^a   Josten, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cement augmentation; Extraction torque; Osteoporosis; Pedicle screw

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; POLYMERIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENTS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; SPINE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TORQUE;

EID: 67749131103     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08625     Document Type: Article

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