The effect of bone fragment size and cerebrospinal fluid on spinal cord deformation during trauma: An ex vivo study - Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-323

  Persson, Cecilia ^a   McLure, Stewart W D ^a   Summers, Jon ^a   Hall, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone fragment; Ex vivo; Impact; Spinal cord injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COW; DURA MATER; EX VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD DEFORMATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DURA MATER; MODELS, ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 66349109631     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.SPINE08286     Document Type: Article

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