In vivo experimental study of anterior cervical fusion using bioactive polyetheretherketone in a canine model

Takayoshi Shimizu; Shunsuke Fujibayashi; Seiji Yamaguchi; Bungo Otsuki; Yaichiro Okuzu; Tomiharu Matsushita; Tadashi Kokubo; Shuichi Matsuda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184495

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In vivo experimental study of anterior cervical fusion using bioactive polyetheretherketone in a canine model

Takayoshi Shimizu ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: takayosh@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, New York, NY, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2683-0489

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Shunsuke Fujibayashi,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Seiji Yamaguchi,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan
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Bungo Otsuki,

Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yaichiro Okuzu,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Validation

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tomiharu Matsushita,

Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan
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Tadashi Kokubo,

Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan
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Shuichi Matsuda

Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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In vivo experimental study of anterior cervical fusion using bioactive polyetheretherketone in a canine model

Takayoshi Shimizu,
Shunsuke Fujibayashi,
Seiji Yamaguchi,
Bungo Otsuki,
Yaichiro Okuzu,
Tomiharu Matsushita,
Tadashi Kokubo,
Shuichi Matsuda

Published: September 8, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184495

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