Preliminary experience with the DOC dynamic cervical implant for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylosis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 330-336

  Steinmetz, Michael P ^a   Warbel, Ann ^a   Whitfield, Melvin ^a   Bingaman, William ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical interbody fusion; Cervical spine; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SAFETY; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 0036775091     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.97.3.0330     Document Type: Article

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