Magnetic resonance image findings in the early post-operative period after anterior cervical discectomy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-31

  Bommireddy, R ^a   Kamat, A ^a   Smith, E T ^a   Nixon, T ^a   Pillay, R ^a   Pigott, T ^a   Findlay, G F ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy; Cervical spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Post operative findings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; VERTEBRA BODY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ENDPLATE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846440600     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0045-0     Document Type: Article

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