Stress-shielding compared with load-sharing anterior cervical plate fixation : a clinical and radiographic prospective analysis of 50 patients

In a prospective analysis the authors evaluated the clinical and radiographic outcome of 50 consecutive patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and fixation in which either a stress-shielding or a load-sharing plate (Orion and Premier, respectively) was placed. Data obtained i...

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Published in:	Journal of neurosurgery. Spine Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 391 - 397
Main Authors:	SAPHIER, Paul S, ARGINTEANU, Marc S, MOORE, Frank M, STEINBERGER, Alfred A, CAMINS, Martin B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville, VA American Association of Neurological Surgeons 01-05-2007
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Bone Plates Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Cervical Vertebrae - surgery Chi-Square Distribution Decompression, Surgical Diskectomy - instrumentation Female Humans Ilium - transplantation Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurosurgery Orthopedic surgery Prospective Studies Radiography Regression Analysis Spinal Fusion - instrumentation Spinal Osteophytosis - surgery Stress, Mechanical Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome Human load sharing Instrumentation anterior cervical discectomy and fusion anterior cervical plate fixation spinal instrumentation stress shielding Stress Radiography Fixation Exeresis Discectomy Intervertebral disk
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