Monitoring of blood parameters following anterior cervical fusion

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 169-174

  Rosahl, Steffen K ^a   Gharabaghi, Alireza ^b   Zink, Peter Michael ^b   Samii, Madjid ^b  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anterior fusion; C reactive protein; Cervical spine; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0034035086     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.92.2.0169     Document Type: Article

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