The effect of anterior thoracolumbar plate application on the compressive loading of the strut graft

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1487-1493

  Harris, Mitchel B ^a,b   Thomas, Kevin A ^a   Igram, Cassim M ^a   Bearden, Christopher M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior instrumentation; anterior plate; biomechanics; strut graft

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORSION;

EID: 0029900073     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199607010-00001     Document Type: Article

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