Effect of implant design and endplate preparation on the compressive strength of interbody fusion constructs

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1077-1084

  Steffen, Thomas ^a   Tsantrizos, Anthony ^a   Aebi, Max ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Compressive strength; Endplate; Graft incorporation; Implant; Interbody fusion; Lumbar vertebra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINE FUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0034192830     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200005010-00007     Document Type: Article

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