Challenges to bone formation in spinal fusion

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-220

  Reid, Jeremy J ^a   Johnson, Jared S ^a   Wang, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion models; Osteosynthesis; Spinal arthrodesis; Spinal fusion; Spinal pseudarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; FUSION MODEL; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL PSEUDARTHROSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASES; GRAFTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INSTRUMENTS; SITE SELECTION; STEM CELLS; SURGERY;

BONE;

BIOMATERIAL; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINE FUSION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOGENESIS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 78650996715     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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