What is the best way to optimize thoracic kyphosis correction? A micro-CT and biomechanical analysis of pedicle morphology and screw failure

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Lehman Jr , Ronald A ^a   Helgeson, Melvin D ^a   Dmitriev, Anton E ^a   Paik, Haines ^a   Bevevino, Adam J ^a   Gaume, Rachel ^a   Kang, Daniel G ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bone mineral density; cantilever bending; pedicle morphology; pedicle screw failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KYPHOSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; THORACIC KYPHOSIS; THORACIC SPINE; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; KYPHOSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84865860980     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31825eb8fb     Document Type: Article

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