Biomechanical evaluation of a new fixation device for the thoracic spine

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1213-1219

  Hongo, Michio ^a   Ilharreborde, Brice ^b   Gay, Ralph E ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Zhao, Kristin D ^a   Berglund, Lawrence J ^a   Zobitz, Mark ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Orthopedic fixation devices; Scoliosis; Thoracic vertebrae

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CLAMP; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA; WIRE FIXATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 69549129421     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0999-4     Document Type: Article

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