Dynamic cervical plates: Biomechanical evaluation of load sharing and stiffness

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1324-1329

  Brodke, D S ^a   Gollogly, S ^a   Mohr, R A ^a   Nguyen, B K ^a   Dailey, A T ^a   Bachus, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior plates; Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Dynamic instrumentation; Load sharing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE SURGERY; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035876116     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200106150-00010     Document Type: Article

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