In vitro biomechanical evaluation of a monocoque plate-spacer construct for cervical open-door laminoplasty.
PURPOSE:To evaluate biomechanical differences between two surgical procedures for cervical open-door laminoplasty using human cadaveric spines. METHODS:Twenty-four cervical vertebrae (C4-C6) from eight fresh-frozen human cervical spines were subjected to mechanical testing after being instrumented f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6193610?pdf=render |