Are the spines of calf, pig and sheep suitable models for pre-clinical implant tests?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2186-2192

  Kettler, A ^a   Liakos, L ^a   Haegele, B ^a   Wilke, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Implant; Model; Species; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SHEEP; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPINE; SPINE MOBILITY; SWINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHEEP; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; SUS SCROFA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 37249067082     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0485-9     Document Type: Article

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