In vitro fixator rod loading after transforaminal compared to anterior lumbar interbody fusion

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 435-442

  Kettler, A ^a   Niemeyer, T ^b   Issler, L ^c   Merk, U ^c   Mahalingam, M ^c   Werner, K ^a   Claes, L ^a   Wilke, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c ESSLINGEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cage; Interbody fusion; Lumbar spine; Pedicle screw fixation; Strain

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FIXTURES (TOOLING); METHOD OF MOMENTS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CAGE; INTERBODY FUSION; LUMBAR SPINE; PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION;

AGED; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33646076728     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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