Effect of pedicle screw diameter on screw fixation efficacy in human osteoporotic thoracic vertebrae

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 70, Issue , 2018, Pages 196-203

  Lai, Dar Ming ^a   Shih, Yu Tang ^b   Chen, Yi Hsing ^a   Chien, Andy ^c   Wang, Jaw Lin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Pedicle screw; Pullout strength

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SURGERY;

BIOMECHANICAL DATA; FIXATION STRENGTH; PEDICLE SCREWS; PULL-OUT STRENGTH; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

SCREWS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC VERTEBRA; BIOMECHANICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICLE SCREW; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREWS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 85032975483     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.10.009     Document Type: Article

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