Interbody device endplate engagement effects on motion segment biomechanics

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 564-573

  Buttermann, Glenn R ^a   Beaubien, Brian P ^d   Freeman, Andrew L ^d   Stoll, James E ^c   Chappuis, James L ^b  

^a Midwest Spine Institute   (United States)

^b Atlanta Brain and Spine Care   (United States)

^c Midwest Spine Center   (United States)

^d Midwest Orthopaedic Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Cadaveric; Endplate; Flexibility; Interbody; Lumbar

Indexed keywords

POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 67649816845     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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