Dynamic Constructs for Spinal Fusion: An Evidence-Based Review

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-215

  Kelly, Michael P ^a   Mok, James M ^b   Berven, Sigurd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Flexible; Fusion; Rigid; Spinal

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TITANIUM;

ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISC FUSION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORPECTOMY; DYNAMIC CERVICAL PLATING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KYPHOPLASTY; KYPHOSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RIGID CERVICAL PLATING; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KETONES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 77951931495     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2009.12.004     Document Type: Review

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