What Can Standard in Vitro Biomechanical Testing Tell Us about Adjacent Segment Disease?

World Neurosurg. 2016 May:89:710-2. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.12.007. Epub 2015 Dec 17.
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Keywords: Atlantoaxial fixation; Atlantoaxial instability; Biomechanics; Cervical alignment; Cervical spine; Intradiscal pressure; Kinematics.

MeSH terms

  • Atlanto-Axial Joint / abnormalities*
  • Atlanto-Axial Joint / physiopathology
  • Atlanto-Axial Joint / surgery
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Congenital Abnormalities / physiopathology*
  • Congenital Abnormalities / surgery
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Range of Motion, Articular / physiology*
  • Spinal Fusion / methods*

Supplementary concepts

  • Atlanto-Axial Fusion