Revision of cannulated and perforated cement-augmented pedicle screws: A biomechanical study in human cadavers

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Bullmann, Viola ^a   Schmoelz, Werner ^b   Richter, Marcus ^c   Grathwohl, Corinna ^b   Schulte, Tobias L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c ST JOSEFS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

biomechanical investigation; cadaver study; cannulated screws; cement augmented pedicle screws; low bone density; osteoporosis; posterior spine surgery; revision surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE INJURY; CADAVER; CANNULATED CEMENT AUGMENTED PEDICLE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NONAUGMENTED PEDICLE SCREW; PEDICLE SCREW; PERFORATED CEMENT AUGMENTED PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENTS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORQUE;

EID: 77956398094     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c6ec60     Document Type: Article

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