A biomechanical analysis of sublaminar and subtransverse process fixation using metal wires and polyethylene cables

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2202-2208

  Fujita, Masaru ^a   Diab, Mohammad ^a   Xu, Zheng ^a   Puttlitz, Christian M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Sublaminar; Subtransverse process; Thoracic spine; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene cable

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLEXOR REFLEX; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRA; WIRE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; CATTLE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; POLYETHYLENE; SPINAL FUSION; STAINLESS STEEL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33748337920     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000232831.63589.22     Document Type: Article

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