Effects of a cervical compression plate on graft forces in an anterior cervical discectomy model

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1097-1102

  Truumees, Eeric ^a   Demetropoulos, Constantine K ^b   Yang, King H ^b   Herkowitz, Harry N ^a   Musich, Christine ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior interbody fusion; Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Corpectomy; Graft; Mechanics; Spinal instrumentation; Strut

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037603096     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000067268.43446.8C     Document Type: Article

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