Anterior cervical fixation: Analysis of load-sharing and stability with use of static and dynamic plates

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1566-1573

  Brodke, Darrel S ^a   Klimo, Paul ^b   Bachus, Kent N ^a   Braun, John T ^a   Dailey, Andrew T ^c  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPECTOMY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33745726994     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00305     Document Type: Article

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