New Percutaneously Inserted Spinal Fixation System

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 703-709

  Teitelbaum, George P ^a,d   Shaolian, Samuel ^b   McDougall, Cameron G ^c   Preul, Mark C ^c   Crawford, Neil R ^c   Sonntag, Volker K H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Vertelink Corporation   (United States)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d USC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Instrumentation; Minimally invasive surgery; Pedicle screws and rods; Spinal fixation

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLEEDING; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSION; FERROMAGNETISM; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LONG TERM CARE; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHEEP; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GRAPHITE; HEAT; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATERIALS TESTING; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PLIABILITY; RABBITS; SHEEP; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA; TITANIUM;

EID: 1542510535     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000115143.14254.DA     Document Type: Article

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