Long term evaluation of radiographic changes following cervical anterior fusion with hydroxyapatite ceramic spacer

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 535-540

  Imae, Shinji ^a   Handa, Yutaka ^a   Koyama, Tsunemaro ^a  

^a Ohtsu Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

anterior fusion; cervical spondylosis; hydroxyapatite ceramic spacer

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERAMICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS;

EID: 0029949959     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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