An in vitro biomechanical investigation: Variable positioning of leopard carbon fiber interbody cages

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 442-447

  Quigley, Kevin J ^a   Alander, Dirk H ^a   Bledsoe, John Gary ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Interbody cages; Lumbar interbody fusion; Posterior spinal fusion; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; CARBON;

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON FIBER INTERBODY CAGE; GEOMETRY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORPHOMETRICS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; SPINE FUSION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; CARBON; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 58149330832     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181568637     Document Type: Article

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