A biomechanical study of top screw pullout in anterior scoliosis correction constructs

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2010, Pages

  Mayo, Andrew E ^a   Labrom, Robert D ^a   Askin, Geoffrey N ^a   Adam, Clayton J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior scoliosis correction; Biomechanics; Scoliosis instrumentation; Thoracoscopic; Top screw pullout; Vertebral body screw

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SHEEP; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOSCOPY; TOP SCREW PULLOUT; ANIMAL; DEVICES; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SCOLIOSIS; SHEEP; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77953135926     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cd389d     Document Type: Article

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