Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in elderly patients with wedge shaped tricortical autologous graft: A consecutive prospective series

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 460-465

  Lee, Suk ^a   Oh, Kwang ^a   Yoon, Kwang ^a   Lee, Sung ^a   Pandher, Dilbans ^a,b  

^a Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (India)

Author keywords

Anterior discectomy; Elderly patients; Plating; Three level cervical spine disease; Wedge shaped autograft

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349094093     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.43396     Document Type: Article

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