Biomechanical analysis of pedicle screw thread differential design in an osteoporotic cadaver model

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-240

  Mehta, H ^a   Santos, E ^a   Ledonio, C ^a   Sembrano, J ^a   Ellingson, A ^a   Pare, P ^b   Murrell, B ^b   Nuckley, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Medtronic Spinal and Biologics   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Insertion torque; Pedicle screw; Screw pullout strength; Spine; Thread properties

Indexed keywords

INSERTION TORQUE; PEDICLE SCREW; PULL-OUT STRENGTH; SPINE; THREAD PROPERTIES;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; DESIGN; FASTENERS; MATERIALS TESTING; SCREW THREADS; STANDARDS; TORQUE;

LEAD SCREWS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICES; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MODEL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TORQUE; VERTEBRA;

BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HARDNESS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84858339864     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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