Quantitative analysis of misplaced pedicle screws in the thoracic spine: How much pullout strength is lost?

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 503-508

  Brasiliense, Leonardo B C ^a   Theodore, Nicholas ^a   Lazaro, Bruno C R ^a   Sayed, Zafar A ^a   Deniz, Fatih Ersay ^a   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Misplacement; Pedicle screw; Pullout strength; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PEDICLE SCREW; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77951731709     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.11.SPINE09408     Document Type: Article

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