Adjacent-level biomechanics after single versus multilevel cervical spine fusion: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-177

  Prasarn, Mark L ^a   Baria, Dinah ^b   Milne, Edward ^c   Latta, Loren ^c   Sukovich, William ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjacent level disease; Arthrodesis; Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Fusion; Multilevel fusion; Segmental motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; RANGE OF MOTION; SECOND LEVEL ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND INSTRUMENTED FUSION; SEGMENTAL MOTION; SINGLE LEVEL ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND INSTRUMENTED FUSION; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84856778594     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.10.SPINE11116     Document Type: Article

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