Surgical preference in anterior cervical discectomy: A National Survey of Canadian Spine Surgeons

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 454-457

  Drew, Brian ^a   Bhandari, Mohit ^a,b   Orr, Douglas ^a   Reddy, Kesava ^a   Dunlop, R Brett ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHI SQUARE TEST; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROSURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE FUSION; SURGEON; CANADA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0036903153     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200212000-00003     Document Type: Article

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