Mid-Term Outcomes of Screw Loosening in Lumbar Dynamic Stabilization with Polyetheretherketone Rods versus Titanium Rods: A Minimum 4-Year Follow-Up
Following PEEK rod dynamic fixation surgery, a certain proportion of screw loosening may occur in the short term. With prolonged follow-up, screws gradually restabilize at the bone interface, with most loosened screws returning to a stable state.
Authors
- Yi Qu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4243-5785)
- Guozheng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6336-3795)
- Jianbin Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1491-9897)
- Luchun Xu
- Zeyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4413-7581)
- Yongdong Yang
- Yukun Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7055-3597)
- Xing Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3598-3492)
- Yang Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9977-5866)
- JiaWei Song
- Ningning Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3445-8067)
- Ziye Qiu
Institutions
- Xi'an Honghui Hospital (CN)
- Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.123630
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.89