Swallowing and speech dysfunction in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A prospective, objective preoperative and postoperative assessment

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 362-368

  Frempong Boadu, Anthony ^a,b   Houten, John K ^a   Osborn, Brett ^a   Opulencia, Jose ^a   Kells, Latimer ^a   Guida, Deborah D ^a   Le Roux, Peter D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine surgery; Complications; Dysphagia; Prospective; Vocal cord paralysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; SPINE FUSION; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; BARIUM MEAL; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 0036815303     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200210000-00004     Document Type: Article

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