Mechanical comparison of posterior instrumentation constructs for spinal fixation across the cervicothoracic junction

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1072-1076

  Tatsumi, Robert L ^a   Yoo, Jung U ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Hart, Robert A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Cervicothoracic junction; Posterior instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOTHORACIC SPINE JUNCTION; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; TORQUE;

BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORQUE; TORSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34247621341     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000261490.90956.2b     Document Type: Article

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