Re: Kandziora F, Pflugmacher R, Scholz M, et al. Bioabsorbable interbody cages in a sheep cervical spine fusion model. Spine 2004; 29:1845-55

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2005-2006

  Wuisman, Paul I J M ^a   Krijnen, Matthijs R ^a   Helder, Marco N ^a   Smit, Theo H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE; DEVICE; LETTER; MATERIALS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTERNAL FIXATORS; SHEEP; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 24744433750     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000176330.21332.e4     Document Type: Letter

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