Radiographic and clinical outcomes following single-level anterior cervical discectomy and allograft fusion without plate placement or cervical collar

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-428

  Jagannathan, Jay ^a   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^a   Oskouian, Rod J ^a   Dumont, Aaron S ^a   Herrold, Christian ^a   Sansur, Charles A ^a   Jane Sr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Outcome; Radiograph; Single level fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSPHAGIA; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HOARSENESS; HORNER SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODOM CRITERIA AND NECK DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44849087466     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/5/420     Document Type: Article

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