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Biomechanical comparison of different combinations of hook and screw in one spine motion unit - an experiment in porcine model

BACKGROUND: The biomechanical performance of the hooks and screws in spinal posterior instrumentation is not well-characterized. Screw-bone interface failure at the uppermost and lowermost vertebrae is not uncommon. Some have advocated for the use of supplement hooks to prevent screw loosening. Howe...

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Autores principales: Tai, Ching-Lung, Chen, Li-Huei, Lee, De-Mei, Liu, Mu-Yi, Lai, Po-Liang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4062888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24913189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-197