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Titanium versus polyetheretherketone implants for vertebral body replacement in the treatment of 77 thoracolumbar spinal fractures

BACKGROUND: Titanium and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implants have been used in spinal surgery with low rejection rates. Compared to titanium, PEEK has many advantages, including a density more similar to that of bone, radiolucency, and a lack of artifacts in computed tomography (CT) and magnetic re...

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Autores principales: Brandão, Rafael Augusto Castro Santiago, Martins, Warley Carvalho da Silva, Arantes, Aluízio Augusto, Gusmão, Sebastião Nataniel Silva, Perrin, Gilles, Barrey, Cédric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28868203
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_113_17