Torsional stiffness of three spine constructs for thoracic scoliosis

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 120-125

  Farley, Frances A ^a,d   Tseng, Kuo Fung ^b   Moore, Douglas C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Scoliosis; Spine instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC SPINE; TORQUE;

EID: 0033496509     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199904000-00007     Document Type: Article

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