Anterior cervical discectomy with and without fusion: Results, complications, and long-term follow-up

Spine

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 1994, Pages 2343-2347

  Watters, William C ^a   Levinthal, Robert ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy; Anterior cervical fusion; Cervical radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028053950     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199410150-00016     Document Type: Article

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