Pilot study of a new acrylic cage in a dog cervical Spine Fusion model

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 272-277

  Farrokhi, Majid Reza ^a   Torabinezhad, Simin ^b   Ghajar, Korush Azodi ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acrylic cage; Bone cement; Cervical spine; Dog; Interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GRAFT; BONE TISSUE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYALINE CARTILAGE; ILIAC BONE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

ANIMALS; BONE CEMENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; DOGS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MATERIALS TESTING; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 77953580965     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181b63da6     Document Type: Article

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