| Literature DB >> 27454197 |
Anna G U S Newcomb1, Seungwon Baek1, Brian P Kelly1, Neil R Crawford1.
Abstract
Angled screw insertion has been advocated to enhance fixation strength during posterior spine fixation. Stresses on a pedicle screw and surrounding vertebral bone with different screw angles were studied by finite element analysis during simulated multidirectional loading. Correlations between screw-specific vertebral geometric parameters and stresses were studied. Angulations in both the sagittal and axial planes affected stresses on the cortical and cancellous bones and the screw. Pedicle screws pointing laterally (vs. straight or medially) in the axial plane during superior screw angulation may be advantageous in terms of reducing the risk of both screw loosening and screw breakage.Entities:
Keywords: Finite element analysis; non-idealized models; pedicle screw; screw orientation; stress analysis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27454197 PMCID: PMC5386406 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2016.1209187
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin ISSN: 1025-5842 Impact factor: 1.763