A biomechanical evaluation of graft loading characteristics for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A comparison of traditional and reverse grafting techniques

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 2450-2454

  Wang, Jeffrey C ^a   Zou, D ^b   Yuan, Hansen ^b   Yoo, Jung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy; Fusion; Modified grafting; Robinson technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOADING TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; ILIUM; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032533925     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199811150-00020     Document Type: Article

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