Late stress fracture of a well-incorporated autologous fibula strut graft in the cervical spine: A case report

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 526-530

  Hanks, Stephen E ^a   Kang, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion; Cerebral palsy; Four level corpectomy; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; FIBULA; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; STRESS FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FIBULA; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TRANSPLANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16644387267     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000130594.63097.a7     Document Type: Article

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