Long-term follow-up after interbody fusion of the cervical spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-85

  Goffin, Jan ^a   Geusens, Eric ^a   Vantomme, Nicolaas ^a   Quintens, Els ^a   Waerzeggers, Yannic ^a   Depreitere, Bart ^a   Van Calenbergh, Frank ^a   van Loon, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adjacent level degeneration; Cervical spine; Interbody fusion; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; NURICK SCORE; ODOM SCORE; PATHOGENESIS; REOPERATION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842686202     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200404000-00001     Document Type: Article

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