Anterior cervical interbody fusion with radiolucent carbon fiber cages: Clinical and radiological results

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 604-609

  Der Van Haven, Ibo ^a   Van Loon, Piet J M ^a   Bartels, Ronald H M A ^b   Van Susante, Job L C ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Neurosurgical Department   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber cages; Cervical spine; Interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CARBON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744550672     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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