Biomechanical comparison of anterior versus posterior lumbar threaded interbody fusion cages

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-310

  Vishteh, A Giancarlo ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a   Chamberlain, Robert H ^a   Thramann, Jeffrey J ^a   Sung, Chan Park ^a   Craigo, J Bradley ^a   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a   Dickman, Curtis A ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fixation; Biomechanics; Posterior lumbar interbody fixation; Threaded cages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SPINE STABILIZATION; STUDENT T TEST;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 13444309092     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000152155.96919.31     Document Type: Article

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