Two-level noncontiguous versus three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A biomechanical comparison

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 448-453

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

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

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

adjacent level disease; cervical biomechanics; intermediate segment; multilevel fusion; skip fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SIMULATOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MOBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 79952975485     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181fd5d7c     Document Type: Article

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