Biomechanics of cervical spine internal fixation

Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1991, Pages S10-S16

  Montesano, Pasquale X ^a   Juach, Edward C ^b   Anderson, Paul A ^c   Benson, Daniel R ^a   Hanson, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Cervical instability; Odontoid fracture; Posterior cervical fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATORS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0026035433     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199103001-00004     Document Type: Article

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