The biomechanics of pedicle screw-based instrumentation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1061-1065

  Cho, W ^b   Cho, S K ^a,c   Wu, C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FATIGUE STRENGTH; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULLOUT STRENGTH; REVIEW; STRENGTH; TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TORQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRA BODY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 77955385364     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B8.24237     Document Type: Review

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