Biomechanical comparison of mono-segment transpedicular fixation with short-segment fixation for treatment of thoracolumbar fractures: A finite element analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 228, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1005-1013

  Xu, Guijun ^a   Fu, Xin ^a   Du, Changling ^b   Ma, Jianxiong ^a   Li, Zhijun ^c   Tian, Peng ^a   Zhang, Tao ^c   Ma, Xinlong ^a  

^a TIANJIN HOSPITAL   (China)

^b BINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biomechanics; finite element analysis; mono segment fixation; short segment fixation; Thoracolumbar fracture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BONE; FRACTURE;

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENTS; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; SHORT SEGMENTS; THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL FRACTURES; VON MISES STRESS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURIES; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

BONE SCREWS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; SPINAL FRACTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84930449535     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20413033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954411914552308     Document Type: Article

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