Complication of an interbody biopolymer graft extruded orally after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 629-631

  Lin, Tien Jen ^a   Huang, Fu Chao ^a   Chang, Cheng Kuei ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BOP graft; Cervical discectomy; Cervical myelopathy

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER;

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NOSE FEEDING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141558855     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(03)00162-0     Document Type: Article

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