Biomechanical stability of lateral interbody implants and supplemental fixation in a cadaveric degenerative spondylolisthesis model

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2014, Pages

  Fogel, Guy R ^a   Turner, Alexander W L ^b   Dooley, Zachary A ^b   Cornwall, G Bryan ^b  

^a Spine Pain Begone   (United States)

^b NuVasive Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

degenerative spondylolisthesis; extreme lateral; lumbar interbody fusion; range of motion (ROM); shear displacement; shear loading; stability; XLIF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; FLEXION EXTENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SIMULATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE IMPLANT; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE PLATE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; INTERNAL FIXATOR; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; SHEAR STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84907423778     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000485     Document Type: Article

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