Biomechanical analysis of atlas fractures: A study on 40 human atlas specimens

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 766-770

  Gebauer, Matthias ^a   Goetzen, Nils ^a   Barvencik, Florian ^a   Beil, Frank Timo ^a   Rupprecht, Martin ^a   Rueger, Johannes M ^a   Püschel, Klaus ^b   Morlock, Michael ^a   Amling, Michael ^a,b  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atlas fracture; Axial load; Biomechanics; Gehweiler; Speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATLAS; ATLAS FRACTURE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATLAS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41749108219     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816956de     Document Type: Article

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