Biomechanical study of anterior spinal instrumentation configurations

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1039-1045

  Cloutier, Luc P ^a,b   Aubin, Carl Eric ^a,b   Grimard, Guy ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior instrumentation; Biomechanical testing; Coupling; Follower load

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CORTICAL BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINE;

EID: 34447313435     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0246-1     Document Type: Article

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