In vivo preclinical evaluation of the influence of osteoporosis on the anchorage of different pedicle screw designs

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1289-1296

  Giavaresi, Gianluca ^a   Fini, Milena ^a   Giardino, Roberto ^a   Salamanna, Francesca ^a   Sartori, Maria ^a   Borsari, Veronica ^a   Spriano, Silvia ^b   Bellini, Chiara M ^c   Brayda Bruno, Marco ^c  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Osseointegration; Osteoporosis; Pedicle screws; Surface treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEEP; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ANIMALS; BONE SCREWS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; OSSEOINTEGRATION; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 83255194168     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1831-5     Document Type: Article

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