Intervertebral spacer as an adjunct to anterior lumbar fusion. Part I. Design, fabrication, and testing of three prototypes

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-135

  Reza Moeini, S M ^a   Nasca, Richard J ^b   Lemons, Jack E ^a   Montgomery, Ronald D ^c  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar spine; Biomechanics; Implant; Lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; VANADIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BABOON; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TORSION;

EID: 0344936071     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199804000-00007     Document Type: Article

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