Vertebrectomy and anterior reconstruction for the treatment of spinal metastases

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 459-466

  Ernstberger, Thorsten ^a   Brüning, Tanja ^a   König, Friedhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Metastases; Replacement; Spine; Vertebrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SPINE METASTASIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURVIVAL; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24644440958     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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