The biomechanical effect and clinical application of a Ni-Ti shape memory expansion clamp

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2083-2088

  Mei, Fangrui ^a,b   Ren, Xianjun ^a   Wang, Weidong ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xinqiao Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical decompression and fusion; Biomechanic shape memory expansion clamp; Shape memory metal

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLAMP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031427515     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199709150-00004     Document Type: Article

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