Risk factors and outcomes for catastrophic failures at the top of long pedicle screw constructs: A matched cohort analysis performed at a single center

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2134-2139

  O'Leary, Patrick T ^a   Bridwell, Keith H ^b   Lenke, Lawrence G ^b   Good, Christopher R ^c   Pichelmann, Mark A ^d   Buchowski, Jacob M ^e   Kim, Yongjung J ^f   Flynn, Jennifer ^e  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Virginia Spine Institute   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult spinal deformity; Fracture; Pedicle screw construct

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY;

AGED; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349757178     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b2e17e     Document Type: Article

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