Pedicle screw placement in the lumbar spine: Effect of trajectory and screw design on acute biomechanical purchase

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 503-510

  Wray, Steven ^a   Mimran, Ronnie ^b   Vadapalli, Sasidhar ^c   Shetye, Snehal S ^d   McGilvray, Kirk C ^d   Puttlitz, Christian M ^d  

^a Atlanta Brain and Spine Care ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Neurological Surgery   (United States)

^c Mail Stop D 2228   (United States)

^d Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cortical screw; Lumbar; Pedicle screw; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE DRILL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE SCREW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULUS TEST; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PEDICLE SCREW; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; DEVICES; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS; SPINE FUSION; SURGERY;

BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICLE SCREWS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84935458017     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.SPINE14205     Document Type: Article

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