The insertional torque of a pedicle screw has a positive correlation with bone mineral density in posterior lumbar pedicle screw fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-97

  Lee, J H ^a,a   Park, J W ^a   Shin, Y H ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMUR; HUMAN; INSERTIONAL TORQUE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; STRENGTH; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; BONE SCREWS; FEMUR; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862946227     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B1     Document Type: Article

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