Designs and techniques that improve the pullout strength of pedicle screws in osteoporotic vertebrae: Current status

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Shea, Thomas M ^a,b   Laun, Jake ^c   Gonzalez Blohm, Sabrina A ^a   Doulgeris, James J ^a,d   Lee, William E ^d   Aghayev, Kamran ^a,c   Vrionis, Frank D ^a,c  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; BONE CEMENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJECTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRA; PEDICLE SCREW; PROCEDURES; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ANIMAL; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTHESIS; SPINE;

ANIMALS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINE;

EID: 84897879364     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/748393     Document Type: Article

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