Biomechanical effect of the extent of vertebral body fracture on the thoracolumbar spine with pedicle screw fixation: An in vitro study

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-290

  Wang, Xiang Yang ^a   Dai, Li Yang ^a   Xu, Hua Zi ^b   Chi, Yong Long ^b  

^a XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Injury severity; Internal fixation; Pedicle screw; Thoracolumbar fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; FRACTURE FIXATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SWINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 38949117965     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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