In vitro, biomechanical comparison of an anterior lumbar interbody fusion with an anteriorly placed, low-profile lumbar plate and posteriorly placed pedicle screws or translaminar screws

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1846-1851

  Beaubien, Brian P ^a,c   Derincek, Alihan ^a   Lew, William D ^a   Wood, Kirkham B ^b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Mail Code 860C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Anterior lumbar plate; Pedicle screws; Translaminar screws

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLAMINAR SCREW;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 23944523816     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000174275.95104.12     Document Type: Article

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