A new stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion device: Biomechanical comparison with established fixation techniques

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 2631-2636

  Cain, Christopher M J ^a   Schleicher, Philip ^b   Gerlach, Rene ^b   Pflugmacher, Robert ^b   Scholz, Matti ^b   Kandziora, Frank ^b  

^a Adelaide Spine Clinic   (Australia)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar fusion; Biomechanical evaluation; Lumbar fixation; Stand alone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 28844475448     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000187897.25889.54     Document Type: Article

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