Biomechanical rigidity of an all-polyetheretherketone anterior thoracolumbar spinal reconstruction construct: an in vitro corpectomy model

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-335

  Moon, Seung Myung ^a   Ingalhalikar, Aditya ^b   Highsmith, Jason M ^c   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^d  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Globus Medical Inc   (United States)

^c Trident Hospital   (United States)

^d ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterolateral reconstruction; Corpectomy; Dynamic stabilization; In vitro biomechanics; Interbody spinal fusion; Load sharing; PEEK cage; PEEK rods; Semi rigid fixation

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; KETONES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 62649169631     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.11.012     Document Type: Review

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