Bioabsorbable instrumentation in treatment of cervical degenerative and traumatic disorders

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 192-195

  Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a,b,d   Madigan, Luke ^a   Fitzhenry, Laurence ^a,b   Eichenbaum, Matthew ^a,b   Robbins, Matthew ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioresorbable implants; Cervical spine degenerative disorders; Spinal instrumentation; Traumatic disorders of the cervical spine

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYMER;

BACTERIOSTASIS; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOSAFETY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; CADAVER; DEGENERATION; DEGRADATION; DEVICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MATERIAL STATE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; STRESS;

EID: 2442600502     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bco.0000124215.61633.6a     Document Type: Review

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