Computational model predicts risk of spinal screw loosening in patients.
Marie-Rosa FasserGabriela GerberCaroline PassaplanFrédéric CornazJess G SnedekerMazda FarshadJonas WidmerPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)
The use of a biomechanics-based score for risk assessment of implant fixation failure might represent a paradigm shift in addressing screw loosening after spondylodesis surgery.
Keyphrases
- risk assessment
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
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- peritoneal dialysis
- spinal cord
- heavy metals
- finite element analysis
- patient reported outcomes
- human health
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- spinal cord injury
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- climate change
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