Influence of the screw augmentation technique and a diameter increase on pedicle screw fixation in the osteoporotic spine: pullout versus fatigue testing

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2196-2202

  Kueny, Rebecca A ^a   Kolb, Jan P ^b   Lehmann, Wolfgang ^b   Püschel, Klaus ^b   Morlock, Michael M ^a   Huber, Gerd ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cement augmentation; Fatigue; Pedicle screw; Pullout; Spine; Toggle

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; CEMENT; POLYURETHAN; BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE FUSION; SURGERY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE CEMENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREWS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84919330569     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3476-7     Document Type: Article

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