Biomechanical analysis of cervicothoracic junction osteotomy in cadaveric model of ankylosing spondylitis: Effect of rod material and diameter

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-335

  Scheer, Justin K ^a,b   Tang, Jessica A ^a,b   Deviren, Vedat ^a,b   Acosta, Frank ^a,b   Buckley, Jenni M ^a,b   Pekmezci, Murat ^a,b   McClellan, R Trigg ^a,b   Ames, Christopher P ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Cervicothoracic kyphosis; Cobalt chrome versus titanium; Opening wedge osteotomy; Rod diameter; Spine biomechanics

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE BOWING; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THORACIC SPINE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TITANIUM;

EID: 79952435315     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.10.SPINE1059     Document Type: Article

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