Biomechanical evaluation of vertebroplasty using calcium sulfate cement for thoracolumbar burst fractures

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 327-333

  Wu, Xiao Tao ^b   Jiang, Xing Jie ^a   Zhang, Shao Dong ^b   Yang, Hui Lin ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AFFILIATED ZHONGDA HOSPITAL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Calcium sulfate; Fractures, bone; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RIGIDITY; SPINE FRACTURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 37149047034     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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