Early complications of posterior rod-screw fixation of the cervical and upper thoracic spine

Neurosurgery

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1062-1067

  Deen, H Gordon ^a   Nottmeier, Eric W ^a   Reimer, Ronald ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral mass fixation; Posterior cervical stabilization; Rod screw systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; ROD SCREW FIXATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845197584     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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