Biomechanical evaluation of the pedicle screw insertion depth effect on screw stability under cyclic loading and subsequent pullout

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages E133-E139

  Karami, Kristophe J ^a,b   Buckenmeyer, Laura E ^c,d   Kiapour, Ata M ^c,d   Kelkar, Prashant S ^a   Goel, Vijay K ^c,d   Demetropoulos, Constantine K ^e   Soo, Teck M ^a,f  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineering Center for Orthopaedic Research Excellence   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^f PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanical analysis; insertion depth; lumbar spine arthrodesis; pedicle screw; screw pullout

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENERGY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PEDICLE SCREW INSERTION DEPTH; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULLOUT STRENGTH; RIGIDITY; SCREW LOOSENING; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DEVICES; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZATION; SPINE FUSION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREWS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84926407444     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000178     Document Type: Article

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