Use of resorbable implants for symptomatic cervical spondylosis: Experience on 16 consecutive patients

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-175

  Franco, A ^a   Nina, P ^a   Arpino, L ^a,b   Torelli, G ^a  

^a San Giovanni Bosco Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocompatible materials; Spinal diseases, surgery; Spondylarthritis; Surgical procedures, operative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; PARALYSIS; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549113438     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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