Coblation of spinal endplates in preparation for interbody spinal fusion

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-352

  Aryan, Henry E ^a   Ames, Christopher P ^b   Szandera, Bartek ^c   Nguyen, Andrew D ^a   Acosta Jr , Frank L ^b   Taylor, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coblation; Endplates; Interbody fusion; Lumbar fusion; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; COBALT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33645839565     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.04.027     Document Type: Article

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