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An Anesthesia, Surgery, and Harvest Method for the Evaluation of Transpedicular Screws Using an In Vivo Porcine Lumbar Spine Model
Published on: May 31, 2017
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[Cement augmentation of pedicle screws : Pros and cons]
K J Schnake1, T R Blattert2, U Liljenqvist3
1Zentrum für Wirbelsäulentherapie, Schön Klinik Nürnberg Fürth, Europa-Allee 1, 90763, Fürth, Deutschland. kschnake@schoen-kliniken.de.
Der Orthopade
|August 13, 2016
Abstract:
Cement augmentation of pedicle screws biomechanically increases screw purchase in the bone. However, clinical complications may occur. The pros and cons of the technique are discussed from different clinical perspectives.

