The spinal nail: A new implant for short-segment anterior instrumentation of the thoracolumbar spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-305

  Dawson, John M ^a   DeBoer, David K ^a   Spengler, Dan M ^a   Schwartz, Herbert S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Equipment design; Internal fixators; Lumbar vertebrae; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY; SWINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TORSION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; EVALUATION STUDIES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SWINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0029761148     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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