Influence of anterior cervical plate design on dysphagia: A 2-year prospective longitudinal follow-up study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 406-409

  Lee, Michael J ^a,d   Bazaz, Raj ^b   Furey, Christopher G ^a   Yoo, Jung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b Western Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Dysphagia; Plate

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33644831691     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000177211.44960.71     Document Type: Article

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