How to Reduce Stress on the Pedicle Screws in Thoracic Spine? Importance of Screw Trajectory: A Finite Element Analysis

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GÜVENÇ Y., Akyoldas G., Senturk S., Erbulut D., Yaman O., Ozer A. F.

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.29, no.1, pp.20-25, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.21895-17.2
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.20-25
  • Keywords: Finite element, Screw fixation, Spine, Thoracic, Trajectory, FIXATION, STRENGTH, INSTRUMENTATION, FUSION, MODEL
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the biomechanical comparison of thoracic transpedicular screw trajectories on the sagittal plane.