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Biomechanical Principles of Spine Stabilization

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Understanding the fundamentals of spine biomechanics, both physiological and pathological, is imperative to making appropriate surgical decisions when attempting to stabilize the spine. In this chapter, the basic principles of various subjects, such as spinal anatomy, pathology, fusion, and constructs, are briefly reviewed. There is a specific focus on how these principles affect the thought process evoked when making surgical decisions and how certain techniques should be properly utilized to minimize poor outcomes. A poor understanding of how the spine would respond to each different intervention and treatment could ultimately lead to inadequate patient care.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA

    Alvin Y. Chan BS & Karin Swartz MD

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Neurological Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Jeffrey P. Mullin MD, Emily Bennett MD & Edward C. Benzel MD

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedics, David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Langston T. Holly

  2. Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin UWMF, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Paul A. Anderson

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Chan, A.Y., Mullin, J.P., Bennett, E., Swartz, K., Benzel, E.C. (2017). Biomechanical Principles of Spine Stabilization. In: Holly, L., Anderson, P. (eds) Essentials of Spinal Stabilization . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59713-3_33

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