Preliminary experience with anterior interbody titanium cage fusion for treatment of cervical disc disease

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 208-215

  Lin, Chung Nan ^a   Wu, Yu Chuan ^a   Wang, Nai Phon ^a   Howng, Shen Long ^b  

^a KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterior fusion; Cervical disc disease; Titanium cage

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0037498324     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70426-7     Document Type: Article

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