Plate fixation adds stability to two-level anterior fusion in the cervical spine: A randomized study using radiostereometry

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 302-307

  Zoega B ^a   Karrholm J ^a   Lind, B ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical plate; Cervical disc disease; Radiostereometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; STEREOMETRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031754479     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050079     Document Type: Article

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