title: Comment on the biomechanical analysis of four- versus six-screw constructs for short-segment pedicle screw and rod instrumentation of unstable thoracolumbar fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bakhsheshian
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Nader S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Dahdaleh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Anivash G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Zachary A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D065289:Pedicle Screws; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*