The effect on the pullout strength by the timing of pedicle screw insertion after calcium phosphate cement injection

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-120

  Cho, Woojin ^a   Wu, Chunhui ^a   Erkan, Serkan ^a   Kang, Matthew M ^b   Mehbod, Amir A ^a   Transfeldt, Ensor E ^a  

^a TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bioabsorbable; calcium phosphate cement; cement augmentation; pedicle screw; pullout strength

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CEMENT; METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY;

BONE CEMENTS; BONE SCREWS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; SPINE;

EID: 79954613322     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181dd7961     Document Type: Article

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