2012
Biomechanical comparison of endplate forces generated by uniaxial screws and monoaxial pedicle screws.
Essig DA, Miller CP, Xiao M, Ivancic P, Jegede K, Badrinath R, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Biomechanical comparison of endplate forces generated by uniaxial screws and monoaxial pedicle screws. Orthopedics 2012, 35: e1528-32. PMID: 23027492, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20120919-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScrew-bone interfaceLoad cellBiomechanical ComparisonLess dense boneRotational controlMonoaxial pedicle screwsMonoaxial screwsScrew failureForce slopeReduced forceForceInterfaceAngleRodsScrewsImproved correctionDense boneBetter rotational controlPedicle screwsInferior vertebral endplateLoadPlasticPolyaxial screws
1998
Critical load of the human cervical spine: an in vitro experimental study
Panjabi MM, Cholewicki J, Nibu K, Grauer J, Babat LB, Dvorak J. Critical load of the human cervical spine: an in vitro experimental study. Clinical Biomechanics 1998, 13: 11-17. PMID: 11415766, DOI: 10.1016/s0268-0033(97)00057-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical loadHuman cervical spineEuler theoryCompressive forceCritical load valuesHuman cervical spine specimensMaximum compressive forceCervical spine specimensSpine specimensAverage critical loadAxial compressionExternal loadStiffness dataLoad valuesLoadEuler's senseExperimental resultsExperimental studySpecial apparatusForceAverage headPlaneSpecimensStiffness