Journal article
Guidelines for cortical screw versus pedicle screw selection from a fatigued decompressive lumbar laminectomy model show similar stability and less bone mineral density dependency
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS, v 80, 105195
Dec 2020
PMID: 33128963
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Abstract
Background: Traditional pedicle screws are the gold standard for lumbar spine fixation; however, cortical screws along the midline cortical bone trajectory may be advantageous when lumbar decompression is required. While biomechanic investigation of both techniques exists, cortical screw performance in a multi-level lumbar laminectomy and fusion model is unknown. Furthermore, longer-term viability of cortical screws following cyclic fatigue has not been investigated. Methods: Fourteen human specimens (L1-S1) were divided into cortical and pedicle screw treatment groups. Motion was captured for the following conditions: intact, bilateral posterior fixation (L3-L5), fixation with laminectomy at L3-L5, fixation with laminectomy and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion at L3-L5 both prior to, and following, simulated in vivo fatigue. Following fatigue, screw pullout force was collected and effective shear stress [pullout force/screw surface area] (N/mm(2)) was calculated; comparisons and correlations were performed. Findings: In flexion-extension and lateral bending, all operative constructs significantly reduced motion compared to intact (P < 0.05), regardless of pedicle or cortical screws; only posterior fixation with and without laminectomy significantly reduced motion in axial rotation (P < 0.05). Pedicle screws significantly increased average pullout strength (944.2 N vs. 690.2 N, P < 0.05), but not the effective shear stress (1.01 N/mm(2) vs. 1.1 N/mm(2), P > 0.05). Interpretation: In a posterior laminectomy and fusion model, cortical screws provided equivalent stability to pedicle screw fixation, yet had significantly lower screw pullout force. No differences in effective shear stress warrant further investigation of the effect of screw length/diameter in the aforementioned screw trajectories.
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- Title
- Guidelines for cortical screw versus pedicle screw selection from a fatigued decompressive lumbar laminectomy model show similar stability and less bone mineral density dependency
- Publication Details
- CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS, v 80, 105195
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD; OXFORD
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000602338600003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85093956252
- Other Identifier
- 991021860771804721
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