1. Biomechanics of interspinous devices.
- Author
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Parchi PD, Evangelisti G, Vertuccio A, Piolanti N, Andreani L, Cervi V, Giannetti C, Calvosa G, and Lisanti M
- Subjects
- Humans, Biomechanical Phenomena physiology, Intervertebral Disc surgery, Lumbar Vertebrae surgery, Prostheses and Implants, Prosthesis Implantation instrumentation
- Abstract
A number of interspinous devices (ISD) have been introduced in the lumbar spine implant market. Unfortunately, the use of these devices often is not associated with real comprehension of their biomechanical role. The aim of this paper is to review the biomechanical studies about interspinous devices available in the literature to allow the reader a better comprehension of the effects of these devices on the treated segment and on the adjacent segments of the spine. For this reason, our analysis will be limited to the interspinous devices that have biomechanical studies published in the literature.
- Published
- 2014
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