Suitability of bioresorbable cages for anterior cervical fusion

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 195-201

  Cahill, David W ^a   Martin Jr , George J ^a   Hajjar, Michael V ^a   Sonstein, William ^a   Graham, Lloyd B ^a   Engelman, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioresorbable implant; Cervical spine; Goat; Polyglycolic acid; Polylactic acid; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; FRACTURE HEALING; GOAT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIS; OSSIFICATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037345812     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.98.2.0195     Document Type: Article

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