Biomechanical evaluation of new posterior occipitocervical instrumentation system

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 411, Issue , 2003, Pages 103-115

  Currier, Bradford L ^a   Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J ^a   Neale, Patricia G ^a   Andreshak, John L ^a   Hokari, Yukitaka ^a   Berglund, Lawrence J ^a   Larson, Dirk R ^a   Fisher, Dean R ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTHRODESIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LOADING TEST; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SENSOR; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038580619     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000068760.86536.54     Document Type: Conference Paper

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