Cervical monosegmental interbody fusion using titanium implants in degenerative, intervertebral disc disease

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 10-17

  Al Hami, Samir ^a  

^a KLINIKUM FULDA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical Disc; Cervical interbody fusion; Titanium Implants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032902573     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1053361     Document Type: Article

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