The biomechanical contribution of varying posterior constructs following anterior thoracolumbar corpectomy and reconstruction Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-239

  Bishop, Frank S ^a   Samuelson, Mical M ^a   Finn, Michael A ^a   Bachus, Kent N ^a,b   Brodke, Darrel S ^a,b   Schmidt, Meic H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior posterior fusion; Biomechanical analysis; Corpectomy; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR CORPECTOMY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORSION, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77955105499     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09267     Document Type: Article

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