Biomechanical comparison of expandable cages for vertebral body replacement in the thoracolumbar spine

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1413-1419

  Pflugmacher, Robert ^a   Schleicher, Philipp ^a   Schaefer, Jan ^a   Scholz, Matti ^a   Ludwig, Kathrin ^a   Khodadadyan Klostermann, Cyrus ^a   Haas, Norbert P ^a   Kandziora, Frank ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Expandable cages; Vertebral body replacement

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; JOINT FUNCTION; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA BODY REPLACEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TITANIUM;

EID: 3042811087     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000129895.90939.1E     Document Type: Article

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