Biomechanics of a lumbar interspinous anchor with anterior lumbar interbody fusion

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-380

  Karahalios, Dean G ^a   Kaibara, Taro ^b   Porter, Randall W ^b   Kakarla, Udaya K ^b   Reyes, Phillip M ^b   Baaj, Ali A ^b   Yaqoobi, Ali S ^b   Crawford, Neil R ^b  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Biomechanics; Lumbar spine; Plate fixation; Posterior lumbar fixation; Spinous process

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXATION DEVICE; INTERSPINOUS ANCHOR; LUMBAR SPINE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PLATE FIXATION; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77950559515     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.SPINE09305     Document Type: Article

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