Anterior cervical interbody fusion with a titanium box cage: Early radiological assessment of fusion and subsidence

Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 645-649

  van Jonbergen, Hans Peter W ^a,c   Spruit, Maarten ^a   Anderson, Patricia G ^b   Pavlov, Paul W ^a  

^a Institute of Spinal Surgery and Applied Research   (Netherlands)

^b Orthopaedic Research   (Netherlands)

^c DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical interbody fusion; Cervical cage; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; CERVICAL SPINE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28044451810     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.07.007     Document Type: Review

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