Expandable cylindrical cages in the cervical spine: A review of 22 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-291

  Auguste, Kurtis I ^a   Chin, Cynthia ^a   Acosta, Frank L ^a   Ames, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Corpectomy; Expandable cage; Spinal fusion; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA BODY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646456240     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.4.4.285     Document Type: Review

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