Does anterior plating maintain cervical lordosis versus conventional fusion techniques? a retrospective analysis of patients receiving single-level fusions

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-74

  Troyanovich, Stephan J ^a,b   Stroink, Ann R ^a   Kattner, Keith A ^a   Dornan, Wayne A ^a   Gubina, Irina ^a  

^a Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation   (United States)

^b Life Chiropractic College West   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Cervical alignment; Cervical plate; Degenerative spinal disorder; Discectomy

Indexed keywords

BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LORDOSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0036166746     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200202000-00013     Document Type: Article

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