Use of a bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate in the treatment of cervical degenerative and traumatic disc disruption

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 473-480

  Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Carrino, John A ^a   Venger, Benjamin H ^a   Albert, Todd ^a   Kelleher, Peter M ^a   Hilibrand, Alan ^a   Singh, Kush ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical dicectomy; Anterior cervical fusion; Bioabsorbable implant

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE INSTABILITY; STRESS;

EID: 0036830269     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.97.4.0473     Document Type: Article

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