Modern cervical spine instrumentation in children

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-383

  Hedequist, Daniel ^a   Hresko, Timothy ^a   Proctor, Mark ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Instrumentation; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; IMPLANT; INFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39649110375     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318163f9cd     Document Type: Article

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