Preventing distal pullout of posterior spine instrumentation in thoracic hyperkyphosis: A biomechanical analysis

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-277

  Sun, Edward ^a   Alkalay, Ron ^b   Vader, David ^b   Snyder, Brian D ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal construct failure; Pedicle screw augmentation; Thoracic hyperkyphosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CALF (BOVINE); COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; KYPHOSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR SPINE INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 68049124510     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31816a6887     Document Type: Article

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