Are pedicular screws and lateral hook screws more resistant against pullout than conventional spinal hooks and screws in terminal vertebral segment fixation?

KARAKAŞLI, AHMET; Sekik, Eyad; Karaarslan, Ahmet; KIZMAZOĞLU, CEREN; HAVITÇIOĞLU, HASAN

doi:10.5606/ehc.2016.05

Are pedicular screws and lateral hook screws more resistant against pullout than conventional spinal hooks and screws in terminal vertebral segment fixation?

KARAKAŞLI A., Sekik E., Karaarslan A., KIZMAZOĞLU C., HAVITÇIOĞLU H.

EKLEM HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHISI-JOINT DISEASES AND RELATED SURGERY, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.22-28, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/ehc.2016.05
Dergi Adı: EKLEM HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHISI-JOINT DISEASES AND RELATED SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-28
Anahtar Kelimeler: Pullout strength, terminal fixation, thoracolumbar surgery
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: This study aims to biomechanically evaluate and compare four well-known types of terminal spinal constructs to a novel construct composed of a transpedicular screw with a lateral hook screw in terms of axial pullout strength in terminal vertebral segment fixation.