Bone Screws

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A biomechanical comparison of intramedullary nail and crossed lag screw fixation for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis. 
  • A comparison of union rates and complications between single screw and double screw fixation of sliding calcaneal osteotomy. 
  • A new option for intramedullary fixation of Jones fractures: the Charlotte Carolina Jones Fracture System. 
  • A simple technique for insertion of distal screws into interlocking nails. 
  • Accuracy of computerized frameless stereotactic image-guided pedicle screw placement into previously fused lumbar spines. 
  • Accuracy of thoracic vertebral body screw placement using standard fluoroscopy, fluoroscopic image guidance, and computed tomographic image guidance: a cadaver study. 
  • Adjustable-Loop Femoral Cortical Suspensory Fixation for Patellar Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Time Zero Biomechanical Comparison With Interference Screw Fixation. 
  • Aggressive surgical treatment and early return to sports in athletes with grade III syndesmosis sprains. 
  • An augmented fixation method for distal fibular fractures in elderly patients: a biomechanical evaluation. 
  • Ankle fusion percutaneous home run screw fixation: Technical aspects and soft tissue structures at risk. 
  • Ankle fusion stability: a biomechanical comparison of external versus internal fixation. 
  • Anterior cruciate ligament fixation: is radial force a predictor of the pullout strength of soft-tissue interference devices? 
  • Bending stiffness and pull-out strength of tapered, variable pitch screws, and 6.5-mm cancellous screws in acute Jones fractures. 
  • Biomechanical Comparison of External Fixation and Compression Screws for Transverse Tarsal Joint Arthrodesis. 
  • Biomechanical Comparison of Intramedullary Screw Versus Low-Profile Plate Fixation of a Jones Fracture. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of bone-screw-fasteners versus traditional locked screws in plating female geriatric bone. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of hallux valgus correction using the proximal chevron osteotomy fixed with a medial locking plate and the Ludloff osteotomy fixed with two screws. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of plantar-to-dorsal and dorsal-to-plantar screw fixation strength for subtalar arthrodesis. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of screws and plates for hallux valgus opening-wedge and Ludloff osteotomies. 
  • Biomechanical consequences of fracture and repair of the posterior wall of the acetabulum. 
  • C-2 neurectomy during atlantoaxial instrumented fusion in the elderly: patient satisfaction and surgical outcome. 
  • Cannulated screw delivery of bone marrow aspirate concentrate to a stress fracture nonunion: technique tip. 
  • Comment on "compression screw fixation of the syndesmosis". Author reply. 
  • Comparing Calcaneus Fracture Radiographic Outcomes and Complications after Percutaneous Pin versus Screw Fixation. 
  • Comparison of superior-level facet joint violations during open and percutaneous pedicle screw placement. 
  • Comparison of the Mechanical Characteristics of a Universal Small Biplane Plating Technique Without Compression Screw and Single Anatomic Plate With Compression Screw. 
  • Compression screw fixation of the syndesmosis. 
  • Compressive Force With 2-Screw and 3-Screw Subtalar Joint Arthrodesis With Headless Compression Screws. 
  • Compressive fixation of osteochondritis dissecans fragments with Herbert screws. 
  • Computer-assisted surgery for subtalar arthrodesis. A study in cadavers. 
  • Concomitant fractures of the capitellum and radial head. 
  • Countersinking the Lag Screw or Blade During Cephalomedullary Nailing of Geriatric Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: Less Collapse and Implant Prominence Without Increased Cutout Rates. 
  • Cuboid Edema Syndrome Following Fixation of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures in Professional Athletes. 
  • Do newer-generation bioabsorbable screws become incorporated into bone at two years after ACL reconstruction with patellar tendon graft?: A cohort study. 
  • Dynamic Stabilization of Syndesmosis Injuries Reduces Complications and Reoperations as Compared With Screw Fixation: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. 
  • External ring fixation versus screw fixation for ankle arthrodesis: a biomechanical comparison. 
  • Extrusion of tibial tunnel bioabsorbable screw 15 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Factors influencing the results of open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plateau fractures. 
  • Fixation of the coronoid process in elbow fracture-dislocations. 
  • Fluoroscopic imaging guides of the posterior pelvis pertaining to iliosacral screw placement. 
  • Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene Provides Decreased Osteolysis and Reoperation at Minimum 10-Year Follow-Up. 
  • Hindfoot Arthrodesis Screw Position and Trajectory Effect on Talus Subsidence When Performed With Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Hip fusion in young adults. Using a medial displacement osteotomy and cobra plate. 
  • Hook of hamate fractures: critical evaluation of different therapeutic procedures. 
  • Hot Topics in Biomechanics: Hip Fracture Fixation. 
  • Impact of surgical site infection and surgical debridement on lumbar arthrodesis: A single-institution analysis of incidence and risk factors. 
  • Influence of fracture obliquity and interlocking nail screw configuration on interfragmentary motion in distal metaphyseal tibia fractures. 
  • Initial experience with extreme angle cervical screw for treatment of trauma and cervical spondylosis. 
  • Integrated Compression Screw Stabilization of the Dorsal Lunate Facet in Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures. 
  • Interlocked supracondylar intramedullary nails for supracondylar fractures after total knee arthroplasty. A new treatment method. 
  • Interlocking screw configuration influences distal tibial fracture stability in torsional loading after intramedullary nailing. 
  • Internal Fixation of Displaced Intra-articular Fractures of the Hallux Through a Dorsomedial Approach: A Technical Tip. 
  • Internal fixation of displaced fractures of the sacrum. 
  • Internal fixation of femoral neck fractures. A comparative biomechanical study of Knowles pins and 6.5-mm cancellous screws. 
  • Intra-articular talar fractures: repair using the Herbert bone screw. 
  • Intramedullary screw fixation of Jones fractures. 
  • Intramedullary screw fixation of Jones fractures. Analysis of failure. 
  • Jones fracture fixation: a biomechanical comparison of partially threaded screws versus tapered variable pitch screws. 
  • Kickstand Rod Technique for Correcting Coronal Imbalance in Adult Scoliosis: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. 
  • Lateral mass versus hybrid construct for cervical laminectomy and fusion. 
  • Less invasive surgery for treating adult spinal deformities: ceiling effects for deformity correction with 3 different techniques. 
  • Lisfranc injuries in sport. 
  • Measurement of vertebral cortical integrity during pedicle exploration for intrapedicular fixation. 
  • Mechanical comparison of fixation techniques for the tibial tubercle osteotomy. 
  • Metacarpal Position and Lunate Facet Screw Fixation in Dorsal Wrist-Spanning Bridge Plates for Intra-Articular Distal Radial Fracture: A Biomechanical Analysis. 
  • Metal-on-metal total hip resurfacing arthroplasty in the presence of extra-articular deformities or implants. 
  • Minimally Invasive Muscle Sparing Posterior-Only Approach for Lumbar Circumferential Decompression and Stabilization to Treat Spine Metastasis--Technical Report. 
  • Minimally invasive unilateral approach for bilateral decompression of spinal stenosis and modified transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis. 
  • Minimally invasive, robot-assisted, anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a technical note. 
  • Moderate to severe hallux valgus deformity: correction with proximal crescentic osteotomy and distal soft-tissue release. 
  • Monitoring. 
  • Outcomes and complications following spinous process fixation: a single-center analysis of 192 cases. 
  • Outcomes and complications of extension of previous long fusion to the sacro-pelvis: is an anterior approach necessary? 
  • Percutaneous Treatment of Unstable Scaphoid Waist Fractures. 
  • Percutaneous screw fixation promotes healing of lateral condyle nonunion in children. 
  • Perioperative complications with costotransversectomy and anterior approaches to thoracic and thoracolumbar tumors. 
  • Porous polyethylene implant for cranioplasty and skull base reconstruction. 
  • Porous-coated acetabular components with screw fixation. Five to ten-year results. 
  • Posterior Tibialis Tendon Rupture in a Closed Bimalleolar-Equivalent Ankle Fracture: Case Report. 
  • Prospective analysis of incidence and risk factors of dysphagia in spine surgery patients: comparison of anterior cervical, posterior cervical, and lumbar procedures. 
  • Prospective, randomized comparison of proximal crescentic and proximal chevron osteotomies for correction of hallux valgus deformity. 
  • Removal of plates and screws from the diaphyseal forearm. 
  • Reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the management of proximal humerus fractures. 
  • Revision arthrodesis for tibiotalar pseudarthrosis with fibular onlay-inlay graft and internal screw fixation. 
  • Revision total ankle replacement: an early look at agility to INBONE. 
  • Robot-assisted versus conventional percutaneous sacroiliac screw fixation for posterior pelvic ring injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Robotic-assisted percutaneous iliac screw fixation for destructive lumbosacral metastatic lesions: an early single-institution experience. 
  • S2-Alar-Iliac Screws are Associated with Lower Rate of Symptomatic Screw Prominence than Iliac Screws: Radiographic Analysis of Minimal Distance from Screw Head to Skin. 
  • Sacral tumor resection and the impact on pelvic incidence. 
  • Scaphoid nonunions treated with 2 headless compression screws and bone grafting. 
  • Screw placement in subtalar arthrodesis: a biomechanical study. 
  • Second-generation modular acetabular components provide fixation at 10 to 16 years. 
  • Significant variations in surgical construct and return to sport protocols with syndesmotic injuries: an ISAKOS global perspective. 
  • Simultaneous Intraoperative Measurement of Cadaver Ankle and Subtalar Joint Compression During Arthrodesis With Intramedullary Nail, Screws, and Tibiotalocalcaneal Plate. 
  • Single versus two-incision arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Small intestinal submucosa for anular defect closure: long-term response in an in vivo sheep model. 
  • Soft Tissue Structures at Risk With Percutaneous Posterior to Anterior Screw Fixation of the Talar Neck. 
  • Sternal plating for the treatment of sternal nonunion. 
  • Surgical correction of lumbar kyphotic deformity: posterior reduction "eggshell" osteotomy. 
  • Systematic Review of Subtalar Distraction Arthrodesis for the Treatment of Subtalar Arthritis. 
  • Talonavicular joint fixation using augmenting naviculocalcaneal screw in modified double hindfoot arthrodesis. 
  • Technique Tip: Novel Use of a Targeting Drill Guide for Syndesmotic Screw Placement. 
  • The Impact of Instrumentation and Implant Surface Technology on Cervical and Thoracolumbar Fusion. 
  • The biomechanics of pedicle screw augmentation with cement. 
  • The effect of fixation technique on graft position in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • The jumbo acetabular component for acetabular revision: Curtain Calls and Caveats. 
  • The relationship of the intrapelvic vasculature to the acetabulum. Implications in screw-fixation acetabular components. 
  • The results of tension band rotator cuff suture fixation of locked plating of displaced proximal humerus fractures. 
  • The role of imaging and in situ biomechanical testing in assessing pedicle screw pull-out strength. 
  • The trans-tricipital approach for intra-articular fractures of the distal humerus: a report of two cases. 
  • Time to development, clinical and radiographic characteristics, and management of proximal junctional kyphosis following adult thoracolumbar instrumented fusion for spinal deformity. 
  • Time to internal fixation of femoral neck fractures in patients under sixty years--does this matter in the development of osteonecrosis of femoral head? 
  • Torque resistance after fixation of Jones fractures with intramedullary screws. 
  • Torsional stiffness after subtalar arthrodesis using second generation headless compression screws: Biomechanical comparison of 2-screw and 3-screw fixation. 
  • Training femoral neck screw insertion skills to surgical trainees: computer-assisted surgery versus conventional fluoroscopic technique. 
  • Treatment of a neglected displaced transverse patella fracture. 
  • Treatment of acquired adult planovalgus deformities with subtalar fusion. 
  • Treatment of pediatric atlantoaxial instability with traditional and modified Goel-Harms fusion constructs. 
  • Type II odontoid fractures in the elderly: early failure of nonsurgical treatment. 
  • Use of S2-Alar-iliac Screws Associated With Less Complications Than Iliac Screws in Adult Lumbosacropelvic Fixation. 
  • Use of a distraction plate for distal radial fractures with metaphyseal and diaphyseal comminution. 
  • Use of a distraction plate for distal radial fractures with metaphyseal and diaphyseal comminution. Surgical technique. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Gall, Ken, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Olson, Steven Arthur, Goldner Jones Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery