Compressive strength of interbody cages in the lumbar spine: The effect of cage shape, posterior instrumentation and bone density

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 132-141

  Jost, B ^a   Cripton, P A ^a   Lund, T ^a   Oxland, T R ^a   Lippuner, K ^a   Jaeger, Ph ^a   Nolte, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Compression; Fusion; Implant; Interbody; Posterior lumbar intervertebral fusion; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031950161     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050043     Document Type: Article

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