One- and two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: The effect of plate fixation

Spine Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-203

  Bolesta, Michael J ^a,d   Rechtine II, Glenn R ^b   Chrin, Ann Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fusion; Nonunion; Plate fixation; Pseudarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PLATE FIXATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037029557     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00186-9     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Anterolateral cervical disc removal and interbody fusion for cervical disc syndrome
2. The results of anterior interbody fusion of the cervical spine
3. The anterior approach for removal of ruptured cervical disks
4. Stabilization of the cervical spine by anterior fusion
5. An experimental study of the immediate load bearing capacity of some commonly used iliac grafts
6. Robinson anterior cervical discectomy and arthrodesis for cervical radiculopathy. Long-term follow-up of one hundred and twenty-two patients
7. Robinson anterior cervical fusion comparison of the standard and modified techniques
8. Modified Smith-Robinson procedure for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
9. The pathogenesis of the spinal cord disorder associated with cervical spondylosis
10. Cervical disk lesions
11. Comparison between allograft plus demineralized bone matrix versus autograft in anterior cervical fusion. A prospective multicenter study
12. Surgical results in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion using a counter-sunk interlocking autogenous iliac bone graft
13. Anterior cervical foraminotomy and fusion. Surgical technique and results
14. Outcome analysis of noninstrumented anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion in 348 patients
15. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
16. Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Radiographic and clinical results
17. Anterior cervical fusion for degenerated or protruded discs. A review of one hundred forty-six patients
18. Pseudarthrosis and delayed union after anterior cervical fusion
19. The use of freeze-dried allograft bone for anterior cervical fusions
20. The outcome of pseudarthrosis after cervical anterior fusion
21. Anterior cervical pseudarthrosis. Natural history and treatment
22. Pseudarthrosis of the lumbar spine. Outcome after circumferential fusion
23. Anterior cervical fusion: Outcome analysis of patients fused with and without anterior cervical plates
24. Radiographic and clinical follow-up review of Caspar plates in 49 patients
25. Anterior cervical fusion with the Caspar instrumentation system
26. Esophageal perforation after anterior cervical plate fixation: A report of two cases
27. Banked fibula and the locking anterior cervical plate in anterior cervical fusions following cervical discectomy
28. Anterior cervical instrumentation for radiculopathy: An economic analysis
29. The effect of bone mineral density and endplate thickness on biomechanical strength of the graft-endplate interface in the cervical spine
30. Revision of anterior cervical pseudoarthrosis with anterior allograft fusion and plating
31. Failed anterior cervical discectomy and arthrodesis. Analysis and treatment of thirty-five patients
32. Pseudarthrosis of the cervical spine after anterior arthrodesis. Treatment by posterior nerve-root decompression, stabilization, and arthrodesis
33. Interspinous wiring without bone grafting for nonunion or delayed union following anterior spinal fusion of the cervical spine
34. Nonunion following two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
35. Repair of symptomatic pseudoarthrosis of anterior cervical fusion. Posterior versus anterior repair
36. Surgical revision for failed anterior cervical fusions. Articular pillar plating or anterior revision?
37. Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation