Subsidence resulting from simulated postoperative neck movements: An in vitro investigation with a new cervical fusion cage

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 2762-2770

  Wilke, H J ^a   Kettler, A ^a   Goetz, C ^b   Claes, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cyclic testing; Interbody fusion; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOADING TEST; MOTION; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPINE FUSION; STRESS; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

BONE CEMENTS; BONE DENSITY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOVEMENT; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034318923     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200011010-00008     Document Type: Article

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