Comparison of two interbody fusion cages for posterior lumbar interbody fusion in a cadaveric model

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-304

  Wang, Shih Tien ^a   Goel, Vijay K ^b   Fu, Chong Yau ^a   Kubo, Shinichiro ^c   Choi, Woosung ^d   Liu, Chien Lin ^a   Chen, Tain Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

AGED; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33746433481     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0076-0     Document Type: Article

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