Foraminal pressure changes during intervertebral distraction simulating anterior cervical discectomy

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-311

  Farmer, James ^b   Albert, Todd J ^a,c   Balderston, Richard A ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy; Cervical radiculopathy; Cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; NERVE ROOT; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 0031851899     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199808000-00007     Document Type: Article

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