Scoliosis correction with shape-memory metal: Results of an experimental study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 100-106

  Wever, D ^a   Elstrodt, J ^b   Veldhuizen, A ^a   Horn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Correction; NiTi; Scoliosis; Shape memory metal; Surgery

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPLEEN; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ALLOYS; ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NICKEL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCOLIOSIS; SWINE; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036219674     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860100347     Document Type: Article

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