Radiologic assessment of interbody fusion using carbon fiber cages

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 997-1001

  Santos, Edward R G ^a   Goss, David G ^a   Morcom, Russel K ^b   Fraser, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b St Andrew's Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flexion extension radiographs; Fusion rate; Helical CT scans; Interbody fusion; Radiologic assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; BACKACHE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0037986619     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200305150-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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