Surgical management of two-versus three-column injuries of the cervicothoracic junction: Biomechanical comparison of translaminar screw and pedicle screw fixation using a cadaveric model

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Kretzer, Ryan M ^a,b   Hu, Nianbin ^b   Kikkawa, Jun ^b   Garonzik, Ira M ^a,c   Jallo, George I ^a   Tortolani, P Justin ^b   McAfee, Paul C ^b   Cunningham, Bryan W ^b  

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

^b St Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^c LifeBridge Health   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; cervicothoracic junction; pedicle screws; translaminar screws

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICOTHORACIC JUNCTION INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; TRANSLAMINAR SCREW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77956417500     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c9f56c     Document Type: Article

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