Thoracic transfacet pedicle screw fixation: a new instrumentation technique

Akbay A., Inceoglu S., Milks R., Schlenk R., Palaoglu S., Benzel E.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, cilt.3, sa.3, ss.224-229, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3171/spi.2005.3.3.0224
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.224-229
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Object. Pedicle screw instrumentation of the thoracic spine remains technically challenging. Transverse process and costotransverse screw fixation techniques have been described as alternatives to pedicle screw fixation (PSF). In this study, the authors introduce thoracic transfacet PSF and compare its experimental biomechanical results with those of standard PSF in short-term cyclic loading in cadaveric thoracic specimens.