Disintegration of cervical intervertebral BOP grafts with neurological sequelae: A report of two cases

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-68

  Dorward, N L ^a,b   Malik, N N ^a   Illingworth, R D ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocompatible osteoconductive polymer; Biopolymer implants; BOP; Cervical interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BONE CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0031035466     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699746735     Document Type: Article

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