Health outcome assessment before and after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for radiculopathy: A prospective analysis

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 801-803

  Klein, Gregg R ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a,b   Albert, Todd J ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical spine; Health Status Questionnaire 2.0; Outcomes; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0033994453     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200004010-00007     Document Type: Article

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