Biomechanical comparison between modern anterior versus posterior plate fixation of unstable cervical spine injuries

Tae Hong Lim; Howard S. An; Young Do Koh; Linda M. McGrady

Biomechanical comparison between modern anterior versus posterior plate fixation of unstable cervical spine injuries

Tae Hong Lim, Howard S. An, Young Do Koh, Linda M. McGrady

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

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Ten cadaveric cervical spines were used for the biomechanical comparison of modern anterior and posterior plate fixation of unstable cervical spine injuries. The stability provided by anterior plating, posterior plating, or combined fixation was studied using flexibility tests. Posterior plating achieved a more stable construct in C4-5 flexion-distraction injury and C5 burst fracture models than anterior plating. The advantage of using combined anterior and posterior plating was not significant although most rigid fixation was achieved by using the combined fixation in all loading modes.

Original language	English
Pages	217-218
Number of pages	2
State	Published - 1997
Event	Proceedings of the 1997 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - Dallas, TX, USA Duration: 16 Nov 1997 → 21 Nov 1997

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1997 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
City	Dallas, TX, USA
Period	16/11/97 → 21/11/97

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Biomechanical comparison between modern anterior versus posterior plate fixation of unstable cervical spine injuries. / Lim, Tae Hong; An, Howard S.; Koh, Young Do et al.
1997. 217-218 Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1997 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Dallas, TX, USA.

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