Biomechanical comparison of three methods of sacral fracture fixation in osteoporotic bone

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Mears, Simon C ^a   Sutter, Edward G ^a   Wall, Simon J ^a   Rose, David M ^a   Belkoff, Stephen M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insufficiency fracture; Mechanical testing; Osteoporosis; Sacrum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SACRUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OSTEOPOROSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VERTEBROPLASTY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77952010760     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cb4fcd     Document Type: Article

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