Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element Study

Purpose. The pedicle screw is a surgical device that has become widely used in spinal fixation and stabilization. Postsurgical complications such as screw loosening due to fatigue loading and screw breakage still need investigations. Clinical parameters such as the screw insertion type and depth, th...

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Main Authors: K. Jendoubi, Y. Khadri, M. Bendjaballah, N. Slimane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1460195
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author K. Jendoubi
Y. Khadri
M. Bendjaballah
N. Slimane
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description Purpose. The pedicle screw is a surgical device that has become widely used in spinal fixation and stabilization. Postsurgical complications such as screw loosening due to fatigue loading and screw breakage still need investigations. Clinical parameters such as the screw insertion type and depth, the bone density, and the patient degree of mobility greatly affect the mechanisms of the implant’s failure/success. Methods. The current finite element study focused on the prediction of the pedicle screw pullout strength under various conditions such as insertion type, insertion depth, bone quality, and loading mode. Results. As depicted in this study, the preservation of the pedicle cortex as in the N1 insertion technique greatly enhances the pullout resistance. In addition, the higher the screw-anchoring depth, permitting to gear a maximum number of threads, the better the protection against premature breakouts of pedicle screws. Conclusions. In agreement with experimental data, the type of insertion in which the first screw thread is placed immediately after the preserved pedicle cortex showed the best pullout resistance for both normal and osteoporotic bone.
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spelling doaj-art-e25e7095df17478abade9ed1b35f28e62025-02-03T05:47:54ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032018-01-01201810.1155/2018/14601951460195Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element StudyK. Jendoubi0Y. Khadri1M. Bendjaballah2N. Slimane3École Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaLaboratoire de Biomécanique, Institut National d’Orthopédie M.T. Kassab, Tunis, TunisiaBiomedical Technology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaLaboratoire de Biomécanique, Institut National d’Orthopédie M.T. Kassab, Tunis, TunisiaPurpose. The pedicle screw is a surgical device that has become widely used in spinal fixation and stabilization. Postsurgical complications such as screw loosening due to fatigue loading and screw breakage still need investigations. Clinical parameters such as the screw insertion type and depth, the bone density, and the patient degree of mobility greatly affect the mechanisms of the implant’s failure/success. Methods. The current finite element study focused on the prediction of the pedicle screw pullout strength under various conditions such as insertion type, insertion depth, bone quality, and loading mode. Results. As depicted in this study, the preservation of the pedicle cortex as in the N1 insertion technique greatly enhances the pullout resistance. In addition, the higher the screw-anchoring depth, permitting to gear a maximum number of threads, the better the protection against premature breakouts of pedicle screws. Conclusions. In agreement with experimental data, the type of insertion in which the first screw thread is placed immediately after the preserved pedicle cortex showed the best pullout resistance for both normal and osteoporotic bone.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1460195
spellingShingle K. Jendoubi
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Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element Study
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
title Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element Study
title_full Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element Study
title_fullStr Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element Study
title_full_unstemmed Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element Study
title_short Effects of the Insertion Type and Depth on the Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength: A Finite Element Study
title_sort effects of the insertion type and depth on the pedicle screw pullout strength a finite element study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1460195
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