Reconstruction of large defects in vertebral osteomyelitis with expandable titanium cages

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 745-749

  Robinson, Yohan ^a   Tschoeke, Sven Kevin ^a   Kayser, Ralph ^a   Boehm, Heinrich ^b   Heyde, Christoph E ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Central Clinic Bad Berka   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TITANIUM;

EID: 67449093953     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0567-2     Document Type: Article

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