The use of irradiated allografts in posterior spinal fusion for healed tubercular kyphosis in children

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 4, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 119-123

  Lobo Gajiwala, Astrid ^b   Trivedi, Vikas ^a   Deshpande, S ^a  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Healed spinal tuberculosis; Irradiated allografts; Kyphosis; Posterior spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE REMODELING; CANCELLOUS BONE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIATION STERILIZATION; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 0346672426     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CATB.0000007027.94284.10     Document Type: Article

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