The role of the sternum, costosternal articulations, intervertebral disc, and facets in thoracic sagittal plane biomechanics: A comparison of three different sequences of surgical release

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2014-2023

  Horton, William C ^a   Kraiwattanapong, Chaiwat ^a,c   Akamaru, Tomoyuki ^a   Minamide, Akihito ^a   Park, Jin Soo ^a   Park, Moon Soo ^a   Hutton, William C ^a,b  

^a Emory Spine Center   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Costosternal joint; Facet joint; Intervertebral disc; Osteotomy; Release; Sternal fracture; Sternum; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; STERNOCOSTAL JOINT; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX DEFORMITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MOTION; OSTEOTOMY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RIBS; STERNUM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 25444451905     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000180478.96494.88     Document Type: Article

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