Lumbar pedicle screw fixation with cortical bone trajectory: A review from anatomical and biomechanical standpoints

Over the past few decades, many attempts to enhance the integrity of the bone-screw interface have been made to prevent pedicle screw failure and to achieve a better clinical outcome when treating a variety of spinal disorders. Cortical bone trajectory (CBT) has been developed as an alternative to t...

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Main Authors: Keitaro Matsukawa, Yoshiyuki Yato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2017-10-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/1/4/1_1.2017-0006/_pdf/-char/en