Anterior instrumentation of the cervicothoracic vertebrae: Approach based on clinical and radiologic criteria

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Mihir, Bapat ^a,b   Vinod, Laheri ^a   Umesh, Metkar ^a   Chaudhary, Kshitij ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b B 1002 Jagatvidya Society   (India)

Author keywords

Cervicodorsal tuberculosis; Instrumentation; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOTHORACIC VERTEBRA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; THORACIC SPINE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRAL CANAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33646691251     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000214883.11874.80     Document Type: Article

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