Augmentation of an anterior lumbar interbody fusion with an anterior plate or pedicle screw fixation: A comparative biomechanical in vitro study

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-271

  Nichols, Tann A ^a   Yantzer, Brenda K ^b   Alameda, Suzanne ^b   Johnson, Wesley M ^a,c   Guiot, Bernard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior interbody lumbar fusion; Biomechanics; Cadaver; Pedicle screw; Plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE BOWING; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PLATE FIXATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; DISKECTOMY; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34047115320     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.3.267     Document Type: Article

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