Murat KORKMAZC, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Okan OZKUNTA, HALİL CAN GEMALMAZ, TURGUT AKGÜL, Mustafa SUNGUR, FATİH DİKİCİ, MURAT BAYDOĞAN

Quantitative comparison of a laterally misplaced pedicle screw with a re-directed screw. How much pull-out strength is lost?

Objective: Redirecting of a laterally misplaced pedicle screw into the accurate position decreases the pull-out strength due to the reinsertion, lateral wall cortical perforation and widening of the pedicle hole. Thus, this biomechanical study was performed to quantitatively analyze the pullout strength of a redirected laterally misplaced pedicle screw into the accurate position. Methods: Thirty pedicules of 15 bovine vertebrae were separated to 3 groups, according to the screw placement method: 1) standard flawless trajectory; 2) trajectory with lateral pedicle wall perforation; 3) trajectory with lateral wall perforation redirected to the standard trajectory. Samples were placed on a universal testing machine and pullout loads were measured. Kruskal-Wallis test was utilized within 95% confidence interval and p value

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