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The biomechanics of iatrogenic spinal destabilization and implant failure
Richard P Schlenk1, Todd Stewart, Edward C Benzel
1Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. benzele@ccf.org
Neurosurgical Focus
|September 7, 2004
Abstract:
Revision spinal surgery is usually indicated in cases of persistent or recurrent symptoms related to neural compression, spinal deformity, or construct failure. An understanding of fundamental biomechanical principles of both spinal decompression and reconstructive strategies is essential to avoid unnecessary subsequent spinal operations.
