Anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion using Cloward procedure: Retrospective analysis of complications and radiologic results in 167 cases;Discectomía cervical y artrodesis intersomática mediante técnica de Cloward: Análisis retrospectivo de las complicaciones y los resultados radiológicos en 167 casos

Neurocirugia

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 265-284

  Martín, Rubén ^a   Carda, J R ^a   Pinto, J I ^a   Sanz, F ^a   Montiaga, F ^a   Paternina, B ^a   Trigueros, F ^a   Izquierdo, J M ^a   Vazquez Barquero A ^a   Ferrer, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical discectomy; Cervical dise herniation; Cervical myelopathy; Cervical radiculopathy; Interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYELORADICULOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036694436     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(02)70600-3     Document Type: Article

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