Biomechanical evaluation of paracoccygeal transsacral fixation

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-44

  Akesen, Burak ^a   Wu, Chunhui ^b   Mehbod, Amir A ^a   Transfeldt, Ensor E ^a  

^a TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^b Foundation for the Advancement of Spinal Knowledge   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Minimally invasive; Paracoccygeal approach; Transsacral fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCCYGEAL BONE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE MOBILITY; TRANSSACRAL ROD FIXATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACRUM; SPINE FUSION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; COCCYX; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SACRUM; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL FUSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 45149130016     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3180577242     Document Type: Article

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