Biomechanical study of thoracolumbar junction fixation devices with different diameter dual-rod systems

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 206-212

  Chang, Ung Kyu ^a   Lim, Jesse ^a   Kim, Daniel H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anterior fixation; Biomechanics; Cadaver; Dual rod system; Thoracolumbar junction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE BOWING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PROSTHESIS; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33645729569     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.4.3.206     Document Type: Article

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