Biomechanical analysis of a new concept: An add-on dynamic extension plate for adjacent-level anterior cervical fusion

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2523-2529

  Fassett, Daniel R ^a   Apfelbaum, Ronald ^a   Clark, Randy ^a   Bachus, Kent N ^a,b   Brodke, Darrel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjacent segment disease; Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Anterior cervical surgery; Cervical plating; Cervical spondylosis; Extension plate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DEVICE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; SIMULATOR; SPINE; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 27944493928     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000186319.84883.e7     Document Type: Article

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