Anterior cervical decompression and fusion with plate fixation as an outpatient procedure

Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 503-507

  Stieber, Jonathan R ^a   Brown, Kevin ^a   Donald, Gordon D ^a   Cohen, Jason D ^a  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACDF; Ambulatory; Anterior; Cervical; Complications; Discectomy; Fusion; Instrumentation; Outpatient; Plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; DYSPHAGIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 24344475630     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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