Biomechanical comparison of kyphoplasty versus a titanium mesh implant with cement for stabilization of vertebral compression fractures

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 1783-1788

  Upasani, Vidyadhar V ^a   Robertson, Claire ^b   Lee, Deborah ^b   Tomlinson, Tucker ^b   Mahar, Andrew T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Alphatec Spine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanical stability; kyphoplasty; stabilization; titanium mesh implant; vertebral compression fractures

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TITANIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STABILITY; KYPHOPLASTY; LOADING TEST; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENTS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KYPHOPLASTY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77954973825     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b7cc5d     Document Type: Article

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