A biomechanical study of a cervical spine stabilization device: Roy- Camille plates

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-43

  Smith, Margaret E ^a   Cibischino, Maurizio ^b   Langrana, Noshir A ^a   Lee, Casey K ^d   Parsons, J Russell ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

biomechanics; cervical spine; Roy Camille plates; spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; HUMANS; NECK; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINE; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 0031030970     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199701010-00007     Document Type: Article

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