Hollow cylindrical polymethylmethacrylate strut for spinal reconstruction after single-level cervical corpectomy

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-293

  Chen, Jyi Feng ^a,b   Wu, Chieh Tsai ^a   Lee, Sai Cheung ^a   Lee, Shih Tseng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Corpectomy; Polymethylmethacrylate; Reconstructive surgery

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE CORPECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750697616     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.4.287     Document Type: Article

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