Biomechanical comparison of posterior cervicothoracic instrumentation techniques after one-level laminectomy and facetectomy

Mohammed Eleraky; Matthias Setzer; Matthias Setzer; Ali A. Baaj; Ioannis Papanastassiou; Bryan P. Conrad; Frank D. Vrionis

doi:10.3171/2010.5.SPINE09848

Biomechanical comparison of posterior cervicothoracic instrumentation techniques after one-level laminectomy and facetectomy

Mohammed Eleraky, Matthias Setzer, Matthias Setzer, Ali A. Baaj, Ioannis Papanastassiou, Bryan P. Conrad, Frank D. Vrionis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/2010.5.SPINE09848
State	Published - Nov 1 2010

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Instrumentation
Medicine and Health Sciences
Anatomy

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Biomechanical comparison of posterior cervicothoracic instrumentation techniques after one-level laminectomy and facetectomy

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