Anterior cervical fusion and trapezoidal plate stabilization for re-do surgery

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-352

  Caspar, W ^a   Pitzen, T ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Failed fusion; Fusion; Plates; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; RETREATMENT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER JOINT; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032722568     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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