Anterior cervical plating enhances arthrodesis after discectomy and fusion with cortical allograft

Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 229-236

  Kaiser, Michael G ^a   Haid Jr , Regis W ^a   Subach, Brian R ^a   Barnes, Bryan ^a   Rodts Jr , Gerald E ^a  

^a EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cervical plate; Bone fusion; Cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; BRAIN CORTEX; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL SPINE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0036481792     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200202000-00001     Document Type: Review

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