Fixation Strength of Caudal Pedicle Screws after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with the Modified Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Method

Study DesignClinical case series.PurposeIn the posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedure in our institute, the cephalad screw trajectory follows a mediolateral and caudocephalad directed path according to the original cortical bone trajectory (CBT) method. However, the starting point of the...

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Main Authors: Hironobu Sakaura, Toshitada Miwa, Tomoya Yamashita, Yusuke Kuroda, Tetsuo Ohwada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2016-08-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-10-639.pdf