The effects of pedicle screw adjustments on neural spaces in burst fracture surgery

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1637-1643

  Panjabi, Manohar M ^a   Oda, Toyohiko ^b   Wang, Jaw Lin ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Burst fractures; Device adjustments; Internal fixator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0033939584     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200007010-00006     Document Type: Article

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