Pedicle screw fixation for cervical spine instability: Clinical efficacy and safety analysis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1985-1989

  Liu, Yong ^a   Hu, Jian Hua ^a   Yu, Ke Yi ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical pedicle; Fixation; Instability; Screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350561099     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.17.005     Document Type: Article

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