Biomechanical studies on cervical total disc arthroplasty: A literature review

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1095-1104

  Galbusera, Fabio ^a   Bellini, Chiara M ^a   Brayda Bruno, Marco ^a   Fornari, Maurizio ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical; Motion preservation; Spinal alignment; Total disc arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; DEBRIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICS; PROSTHETICS;

CERVICAL; MOTION PRESERVATION; SPINAL ALIGNMENT; TOTAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LORDOSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SPINE MOBILITY; TOTAL CERVICAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 53449100200     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.06.002     Document Type: Review

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