Radiologic assessment of subsidence in stand-alone cervical polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 370-374

  Ha, Sung Kon ^a   Park, Jung Yul ^a   Kim, Se Hoon ^a   Lim, Dong Jun ^a   Kim, Sang Dae ^a   Lee, Sang Kook ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical PEEK cage; Fusion rate; Radiologic assessment; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAGE; CERVICAL POLYETHERETHERKETONE CAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTERVERTEBRAL HEIGHT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 63249095561     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.6.370     Document Type: Article

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