Life threatening complication of biocompatible osteoconductive polymer graft after anterior cervical discectomy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 363-365

  McLorinan, G C ^a   Choudhari, K A ^a   Cooke, R S ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; BOP graft; Cervical discectomy; Cervical myelopathy

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPOSITE GRAFT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STRIDOR;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; LARYNGOSTENOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS;

EID: 0034820549     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690120072559     Document Type: Article

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