Biomechanical comparison of the Dewar and interspinous cervical spine fixation techniques

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 295-299

  Simmons Jr , Edward D ^a   Burke, Thomas G ^a   Haley, Timothy ^a   Medige, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; cervical spine; fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC BONE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORSION; WIRE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORSION;

EID: 0030041951     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199602010-00007     Document Type: Article

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