title: Biomechanical analysis of anterior poly-methyl-methacrylate reconstruction following total spondylectomy for metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. fjshannon@eircom.net.
authors.forename: Fintan J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: Gene R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: DiResta
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ottaviano
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Healey
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Boland
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D002102:Cadaver; D019245:Compressive Strength; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000378:metabolism / Q000637:transplantation; D008297:Male; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000378:metabolism / Q000637:transplantation
chemical_list: D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate