Biomechanical Analysis of a Novel Pedicle Screw Anchor Designed for the Osteoporotic Population

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 965-969

  Gates, Timothy A ^a,c   Moldavsky, Mark ^b   Salloum, Kanaan ^b   Dunbar, Gary L ^c   Park, Jon ^a   Bucklen, Brandon ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b A Division of Globus Medical Inc   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchor; Osteoporosis; Pedicle screw pullout

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; POPULATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STRENGTH; VERTEBRA BODY; AGED; DEVICE FAILURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPINE; SUTURE ANCHOR;

BIOMATERIAL; BONE CEMENT; KETONE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE CEMENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREWS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SPINE; SUTURE ANCHORS;

EID: 84931282108     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.01.057     Document Type: Article

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