Augmentation of anterior lumbar interbody fusion with anterior pedicle screw fixation: Demonstration of novel constructs and evaluation of biomechanical stability in cadaveric specimens

Neurosurgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 522-527

  Karim, Aftab ^a   Mukherjee, Debi ^a   Ankem, Murali ^a   Gonzalez Cruz, Jorge ^a   Smith, Donald ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Anterior pedicle screw; Biomechanics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE FUSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33745801246     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000197322.52848.C8     Document Type: Article

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