A comparative study on screw loosening in osteoporotic lumbar spine fusion between expandable and conventional pedicle screws.

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Published in Arch Orthop Trauma Surg on December 07, 2011

Authors

Zi-xiang Wu1, Fu-tai Gong, Li Liu, Zhen-sheng Ma, Yang Zhang, Xiong Zhao, Min Yang, Wei Lei, Hong-xun Sang

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. wuzixiang@fmmu.edu.cn

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