Patellar allografts in anterior cervical fusion - A two-year clinical and radiographic study

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 521-525

  Yue, W M ^a   Tay, B K ^a   Kasinathan, S T ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cervical fusion; Cloward; Patella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOWARD TECHNIQUE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NECK PAIN; PATELLA; PATELLA ALLOGRAFT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RIB GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; SPINAL FUSION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442532523     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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