Halo pin loosening: A biomechanical comparison of experimental and conventional designs

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 397-400

  Voor, Michael J ^a   Khalily, Cyna ^b  

^a Director of Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fixation; Halo; Pin bone interface

Indexed keywords

BONE; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; FRACTURE FIXATION; ORTHOPEDICS;

CERVICAL SPINE; HALO PIN LOOSENING; PIN BONE INTERFACE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; STRENGTH;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 0032053032     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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