Biomechanical comparison of pedicle screw fixation strength in synthetic bones: Effects of screw shape, core/thread profile and cement augmentation

Mu-Yi Liu; Tsung-Ting Tsai; Po-Liang Lai; Ming-Kai Hsieh; Lih-Huei Chen; Ching-Lung Tai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229328

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Biomechanical comparison of pedicle screw fixation strength in synthetic bones: Effects of screw shape, core/thread profile and cement augmentation

Mu-Yi Liu,

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Collage of Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Tsung-Ting Tsai,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Section, Bone and Joint Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Po-Liang Lai,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Section, Bone and Joint Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ming-Kai Hsieh,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Section, Bone and Joint Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9154-8850

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Lih-Huei Chen ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision

* E-mail: taicl@mail.cgu.edu.tw (CLT); lhchen2132@cgmh.org.tw (LHC)

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Section, Bone and Joint Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ching-Lung Tai

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: taicl@mail.cgu.edu.tw (CLT); lhchen2132@cgmh.org.tw (LHC)

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Section, Bone and Joint Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-4885

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Biomechanical comparison of pedicle screw fixation strength in synthetic bones: Effects of screw shape, core/thread profile and cement augmentation

Mu-Yi Liu,
Tsung-Ting Tsai,
Po-Liang Lai,
Ming-Kai Hsieh,
Lih-Huei Chen,
Ching-Lung Tai

Published: February 21, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229328

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