Thoracolumbar fracture stabilization: Comparative biomechanical evaluation of a new video-assisted implantable system

European Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-100

  Schultheiss, M ^a   Hartwig, E ^a   Kinzl, L ^a   Claes, L ^a   Wilke, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Spinal decompression; Spinal stabilization; Thoracolumbar burst fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOSCOPY; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 1842787748     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0640-x     Document Type: Article

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