Comparison of outcomes between cortical screws and traditional pedicle screws for lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparison of outcomes between cortical screws and traditional pedicle screws for lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose The clinical outcomes of using a cortical screw (CS) for lumbar interbody fusion were evaluated by comparison with conventional pedicle screw (PS) fixation. Methods All of the comparative studies published in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and EMBASE database...

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Main Authors: Tingxin Zhang, Nana Guo, Tiantian Chen, Jinglong Yan, Wei Zhao, Gongping Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Pedicle screw
Cortical screw
Cortical bone trajectory
Lumbar fusion
Meta-analysis
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1311-x

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