The effect of cage stiffness on the rate of lumbar interbody fusion: An in vivo model using poly(L-lactic acid) and titanium cages

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 682-688

  Van Dijk, Martijn ^a   Smit, Theo H ^a   Sugihara, S ^a   Burger, Elisabeth H ^a   Wuisman, Paul I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable cages; Cage stiffness; Lumbar interbody fusion; Poly (L lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOSORPTION; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOAT; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RIGIDITY; SPINE FUSION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; ELASTICITY; GOATS; KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOGENESIS; POLYMERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FUSION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036534292     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200204010-00003     Document Type: Article

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