The impact of a distal expansion mechanism added to a standard pedicle screw on pullout resistance. A biomechanical study

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 532-541

  Koller, Heiko ^a   Zenner, Juliane ^a   Hitzl, Wolfgang ^b   Resch, Herbert ^a   Stephan, Daniel ^b,c   Augat, Peter ^b,c   Penzkofer, Rainer ^b,c   Korn, Gundobert ^b   Kendell, Arvind ^b   Meier, Oliver ^a   Mayer, Michael ^b  

^a German Scoliosis Center   (Germany)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c TRAUMA CENTER MURNAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Expandable pedicle screw; Osteoporosis; Pullout resistance; Spinal deformity

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; TITANIUM;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84877721618     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.01.038     Document Type: Article

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