Biomechanical comparison of posterior lumbar interbody fusion cages

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2375-2379

  Rapoff, Andrew J ^a,b   Ghanayem, Alexander J ^c   Zdeblick, Thomas A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cadaveric models; Internal fixation; Lumbar fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0031409963     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199710150-00010     Document Type: Article

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