Biomechanics and Materials of Reconstruction After Tumor Resection in the Spinal Column

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-74

  Melcher, Robert P ^a   Harms, Jürgen ^a  

^a Klinikum Karlsbad Langensteinbach   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior support; Pedicle screw; Posterior tension band; Spinal metastasis; Spinal tumor; Titanium mesh cage

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 57049176575     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2008.09.005     Document Type: Review

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