Anterior cervical fusion: A biomechanical comparison of 4 techniques. Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 444-449

  Galbusera, Fabio ^a   Bellini, Chiara M ^a   Costa, Francesco ^a   Assietti, Roberto ^b   Fornari, Maurizio ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior plate; Cage; Cervical fusion; Dynamic plate; Finite element

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPRESSION; DEVICE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTION; SIMULATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58149171515     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI.2008.9.11.444     Document Type: Article

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