Do Iliac Screws Placed Close to the Sciatic Notch Have Greater Pullout Strength?

Hani ChanbourSteven G RothJeffrey W ChenSasidhar UppugantiJeffry S NymanMir Amaan AliChristopher M BonfieldAmir M AbtahiByron F StephensHo-Joong Kim

Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2024)

Although placing S2AI screws ≤5 mm of the sciatic notch provided stronger fixation in 3 of 4 biomechanical testing categories, these results were not statistically significant. Therefore, placing S2AI screws ≤5 mm of the sciatic notch did not provide stronger fixation.

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