Comparison between anterior cervical discectomy fusion and cervical corpectomy fusion using titanium cages for reconstruction: Analysis of outcome and long-term follow-up

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 654-662

  Uribe, Juan S ^a   Sangala, Jaypal Reddy ^a   Duckworth, Edward A M ^a   Vale, Fernando L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical corpectomy; Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical fusion; Cervical spondylosis

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349203161     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0897-9     Document Type: Article

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