A study of low elastic modulus expandable pedicle screws in osteoporotic sheep

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-128

  Shi, Lei ^a   Wang, Ling ^b   Guo, Zheng ^a   Wu, Zi Xiang ^a   Liu, Da ^a   Gao, Ming Xuan ^a   Wan, Shi Yong ^a   Fu, Suo Chao ^a   Li, Shu Jun ^c   Lei, Wei ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

biomechanics; elastic modulus; expandable pedicle screw; micro CT; osteoporosis; screw bone interface

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LOW ELASTIC MODULUS EXPANDABLE PEDICLE SCREW; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOPOROSIS; SHEEP;

EID: 84859633153     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31820ef9f7     Document Type: Article

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