Does pedicle screw fixation of the subaxial cervical spine provide adequate stabilization in a multilevel vertebral body fracture model? An in vitro biomechanical study
Duff J, Hussain MM, Klocke N, Harris JA, Yandamuri SS, Bobinski L, Daniel RT, Bucklen BS. Does pedicle screw fixation of the subaxial cervical spine provide adequate stabilization in a multilevel vertebral body fracture model? An in vitro biomechanical study. Clinical Biomechanics 2018, 53: 72-78. PMID: 29455101, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebral body fracturesCervical pedicle screwsPedicle screw reconstructionBody fracturesFlexion-extension testingCervical pedicleCervical vertebral body fracturesPedicle screwsBiomechanical studyAnterior-posterior approachSubaxial cervical spineRange of motionGreater initial stabilityLateral mass screwsLateral bendingAxial rotationCervical spineCircumferential fixationGroup 2Group 1Cadaveric specimensC2-T1PedicleAdequate stabilization