Anterior cervical instrumentation enhances fusion rates in multilevel reconstruction in smokers

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-9

  Bose, B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Anterior cervical instrumentation; Caspar; Modified Smith Robinson Synthes plate; Multilevel Codman plate; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE METABOLISM; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035108677     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200102000-00002     Document Type: Article

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