Biomechanical evaluation of posterior lumbar dynamic stabilization: An in vitro comparison between Universal Clamp and Wallis systems

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-296

  Ilharreborde, Brice ^a,b   Shaw, Miranda N ^a   Berglund, Lawrence J ^a   Zhao, Kristin D ^a   Gay, Ralph E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Posterior dynamic stabilization; Range of motion; Universal Clamp; Wallis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEVICE THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE STABILIZATION; UNIVERSAL CLAMP; WALLIS DEVICE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 79951678527     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1641-1     Document Type: Article

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