Effect of pilot hole on biomechanical and in vivo pedicle screw-bone interface

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1829-1836

  Silva, Patrícia ^a   Rosa, Rodrigo César ^a   Shimano, Antonio Carlos ^a   Defino, Helton L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone screws; Histology; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE IMPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; PILOT HOLE DIAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TORQUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BONE SCREW; DEVICES; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE SCREWS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TORQUE;

EID: 84881521297     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2810-9     Document Type: Article

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