Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Deformity Correction

Presented by Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FAANS

Published as a resource for neurosurgeons by the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).

Recorded at the AANS/NREF Spinal Deformity Course for Residents.

[jean]

This is really interesting. I wonder, though, if all those rods are more likely to break at the set screw, what modifications can be made at the set screw to prevent it? Would a sort of gasket or washer inside the screw help to relieve the stress that the rod-screw joint create?