Predictive factors for the outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 274-280

  Peolsson, Anneli ^a   Hedlund, Rune ^b   Vavruch, Ludek ^c   Öberg, Birgitta ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Intervertebral fusion; Outcome; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK; NECK PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038817780     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0530-2     Document Type: Article

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