Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 795-801 , October 2006

Effects of bone materials on the screw pull-out strength in human spine

Received 4 April 2005 ,Revised 21 November 2005 ,Accepted 25 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.11.009

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 795-801 , October 2006

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