Biomechanical analysis of multilevel cervical corpectomy and plate constructs

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 98-103

  Porter, Randall W ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^b   Chamberlain, Robert H ^b   Park, Sung Chan ^b   Detwiler, Paul W ^b   Apostolides, Paul J ^b   Sonntag, Volker K H ^b  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anterior cervical plate; Biomechanical analysis; Corpectomy; Decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CORPECTOMY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038205969     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.99.1.0098     Document Type: Article

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