Techniques for cervical interbody grafting

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-220

  Ryken, Timothy C ^a   Heary, Robert F ^b   Matz, Paul G ^c,l   Anderson, Paul A ^d   Groff, Michael W ^e   Holly, Langston T ^f   Kaiser, Michael G ^g   Mummaneni, Praveen V ^h   Choudhri, Tanvir F ⁱ   Vresilovic, Edward J ^j   Resnick, Daniel K ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^l Neurosurgery and Neurology LLC   (United States)

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Author keywords

Athrodesis; Cervical spine; Fusion; Practice guidelines; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLY(METHYLMETHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHERETHERKETONE; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL INTERBODY GRAFTING; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DONOR SITE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBULA GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MORBIDITY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSSIFICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TITANIUM CAGE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 68249088367     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.SPINE08723     Document Type: Review

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