Management of anterior cervical pseudarthrosis

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-237

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

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (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 RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (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

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

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR CERVICAL PSEUDARTHROSIS; ARTHRODESIS; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; VERTEBRA BODY; WOUND COMPLICATION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PSEUDARTHROSIS;

EID: 68249100157     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.SPINE08729     Document Type: Review

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