Biomechanics of occipitocervical fixation

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 755-761

  Anderson, Paul A ^a   Oza, Ashish L ^a   Puschak, Thomas J ^c   Sasso, Rick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INDIANA SPINE GROUP   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cervical fusion; Internal fixation; Occipitocervical instability; Occiput; Screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; OCCIPITAL BONE; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33645773918     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000206366.20414.87     Document Type: Article

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