Posterior cervical fixation following laminectomy: A stress analysis of three techniques

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1552-1559

  Duan, Yang ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Min, Shao Xiong ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Jin, An Min ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element; Laminectomy; Posterior cervical fixation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LATERAL MASS SCREW; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSARTICULAR SCREW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84855192551     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1711-z     Document Type: Article

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