Comparative mechanical properties of spinal cable and wire fixation systems

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 596-604

  Dickman, Curtis A ^a   Papadopoulos, Stephen M ^b   Crawford, Neil R ^a   Brantley, Anna G U ^c   Gealer, Roy L ^c  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Harrington Arthritis Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

abrasion; cable; fatigue; monofilament; multistranded; spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WIRE FIXATION;

BONE WIRES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030961494     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199703150-00004     Document Type: Article

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