Bone histomorphometric evaluation of a clinically fused titanium tumour cage in a child

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 507-511

  Van Dijk, M ^a   Smit, Th ^a   Burger, E ^b   Wuisman, P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Histomorphometry; Interbody fusion; Titanium; Tumour cage

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE; CASE REPORT; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SPINE MALFORMATION; TRABECULAR BONE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SARCOMA, EWING'S; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TITANIUM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036032272     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0429-3     Document Type: Article

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