A biomechanical assessment of infra-laminar hooks as an alternative to supra-laminar hooks in thoracolumbar fixation

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 967-971

  Murakami, Hideki ^a,b,c   Tsai, Kai Jow ^b,c   Attallah Wasif, Emad S ^b,c   Yamazaki, Ken ^a   Shimamura, Tadashi ^a   Hutton, William C ^b,c  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hook; Pedicle screw; Posterior fixation; Thoracolumbar junction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA; BONE SCREW; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINE FUSION;

BONE SCREWS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33646710387     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000214932.49027.6a     Document Type: Article

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