Solis cage (PEEK) for anterior cervical fusion: preliminary radiological results with emphasis on fusion and subsidence

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-209

  Kulkarni, Arvind G ^a   Hee, Hwan T ^a   Wong, Hee K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Cervical; Polyetheretherketone; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

POLYETHER; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; CAGE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LORDOSIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA BODY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KETONES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847030809     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.03.002     Document Type: Review

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