A comparison of retraction pressure during anterior cervical plate surgery and cervical disc replacement: A cadaveric study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 312-317

  Justin Tortolani, P ^a,b   Cunningham, Bryan W ^a   Vigna, Franco ^a   Hu, Nianbin ^a   Zorn, Candace M ^a   McAfee, Paul C ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Towson Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical disc replacement; Cervical plating; Esophagus; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SURGERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATHETER; CERVICAL DISC REPLACEMENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SOFT TISSUE; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 33747847099     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000210117.01897.ca     Document Type: Article

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