Vertebral body replacement in spine surgery;Wirbelkörperersatz in der wirbelsäulenchirurgie

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 354-371

  Kandziora, F ^a   Schnake, K J ^a   Klostermann, C K ^a   Haas, N P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone graft; Expandable cage; Spine surgery; Vertebral body replacement

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE INFECTION; BONE PROSTHESIS; CERVICAL SPINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; REVIEW; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE METASTASIS; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY;

BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LAMINECTOMY; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 2942571333     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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