Discectomy versus discectomy with fusion versus discectomy with fusion and instrumentation: A prospective randomized study

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-116

  Xie, Jing Cheng ^a   Hurlbert, R John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Discectomy; Fusion; Instrumentation; Kyphosis; Outcomes; Radiculopathy; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NECK PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORK CAPACITY; X RAY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547640999     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000279730.44016.da     Document Type: Article

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