Vascular pedicle rib graft in anterior transthoracic fusion procedures. Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 155-158

  Deen, H Gordon ^a   Zimmerman, Richard S ^a   Lanza, Louis A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion; Rib graft; Thoracic spine; Vascular pedicle

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CAGE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB GRAFT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RIBS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032903074     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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