Serum titanium levels after instrumented spinal arthrodesis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 792-796

  Richardson, Travis D ^a   Pineda, Stephen J ^a   Strenge, K Brandon ^a   Van Fleet, Tim A ^a   MacGregor, Margaret ^a   Milbrandt, Joseph C ^a   Espinosa, Jose A ^a   Freitag, Per ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Fusion; Metal ions; Serum; Spinal instrumentation; Titanium

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL ARTHRODESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TITANIUM;

EID: 41749121233     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318169574d     Document Type: Article

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