The use of a transition rod may prevent proximal junctional kyphosis in the thoracic spine after scoliosis surgery: A finite element analysis

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Cahill, Patrick J ^a   Wang, Wenhai ^b   Asghar, Jahangir ^a   Booker, Rashad ^c   Betz, Randal R ^a   Ramsey, Christopher ^b   Baran, George ^b  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

interspinous ligament; proximal junctional kyphosis; supraspinous ligament; tapered rod

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KYPHOSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL KYPHOSIS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KYPHOSIS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84861530495     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318246d4f2     Document Type: Article

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