title: A locking hook-spinal rod: current status of development.
abstract: A locking hook spinal rod previously demonstrated to be sufficiently stable and strong in cadaver experiments has been employed in 30 unstable thoraco-lumbar spinal injuries with results superior to Harrington instrumentation.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments