Spinal cord-fragment interactions following burst fracture: An in vitro model

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-250

  Hall, Richard M ^a   Oakland, Robert J ^a   Wilcox, Ruth K ^a   Barton, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Burst fracture; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DURA MATER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; SPINE FRACTURE; VELOCITY; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; DURA MATER; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; PRESSURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33749046055     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.3.243     Document Type: Article

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