Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with structural allograft and plates for the treatment of unstable posterior cervical spine injuries: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-101

  Woodworth, Richard S ^a   Molinari III, William J ^a   Brandenstein, Daniel ^a   Gruhn, William ^a   Molinari, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical spine injury; Trauma; Unstable spinal fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOARSENESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLATE FIXATION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RADICULOPATHY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL SPINE; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 65249102790     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.11.SPI08615     Document Type: Article

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