Biomechanical comparison of transarticular facet screws to lateral mass plates in two-level instrumentations of the cervical spine

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 897-902

  DalCanto, Richard A ^a   Lieberman, Isador ^a   Inceoglu, Serkan ^b   Kayanja, Mark ^a   Ferrara, Lisa ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Wireless Systems Security   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Cervical; Lateral mass plates; Transarticular facet screws

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LATERAL MASS PLATE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TRANSARTICULAR FACET SCREW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 18244392196     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000158937.64577.25     Document Type: Article

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