Computer-assisted surgery in posterior instrumentation of the cervical spine: An in-vitro feasibility study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL.1, 2000, Pages

  Richter, Marcus ^a,c   Amiot, Louis Philippe ^b   Neller, Sylvia ^a   Kluger, Patrick ^a   Puhl, Wolfhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Querschnittgelähmtenzentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Computer assisted surgery; In vitro; Posterior instrumentation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION;

AGED; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0001908749     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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