Influence of muscle forces on loads in internal spinal fixation devices

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 537-542

  Rohlmann, Antonius ^a,b   Bergmann, Georg ^a   Graichen, Friedmar ^a   Mayer, Heinz Michael ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Onkologischer Schwerpunkt Am Oskar Helene Heim   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior fusion; Fixator; Internal spinal; Load measurement; Muscle forces; Spine; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; TELEMETRY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032033635     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199803010-00005     Document Type: Article

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