Biomechanical and histological evaluation of an expandable pedicle screw in osteoporotic spine in sheep

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2122-2129

  Wan, Shiyong ^a   Lei, Wei ^a   Wu, Zixiang ^a   Liu, Da ^a   Gao, Mingxuan ^a   Fu, Suochao ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D parameters; Expandable pedicle screw; Micro CT; Osteoporosis; Screw bone interface

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SHEEP; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOPOROSIS; SHEEP;

EID: 79952685426     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1489-4     Document Type: Article

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