Radiographic analysis of fusion progression following one-level cervical fusion with or without plate fixation

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-138

  Nabhan, A ^a   Pape, D ^a   Pitzen, T ^a   Steudel, W I ^a   Bacheller, F ^a   Jung, J ^a   Ahlhelm, F ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone; Clinical study; Fusion; Implants; Radiostereometric analysis; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FUSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ARM; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 34548683230     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984462     Document Type: Article

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