The effect of arthrodesis, implant stiffness, and time on the canine lumbar spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 549-559

  Asher, Marc A ^a,b   Carson, William L ^c   Hardacker, James W ^d   Lark, Richard G ^a   Lai, Sue Min ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

^d Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Pedicle screw instrumentation; Posterior lumbar arthrodesis; Stress shielding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; BONE SCREWS; DOGS; FEMALE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36749102028     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31804c98e5     Document Type: Article

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