A comparative biomechanical investigation of anterior lumbar interbody cages: Central and bilateral approaches

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-393

  Oxland, Thomas R ^a   Hoffer, Zoltan ^b   Nydegger, Thomas ^c   Rathonyi, Gabor C ^b   Nolte, Lutz P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LUMBAR DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034094850     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200003000-00009     Document Type: Article

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