Changes in cervical range of motion and sagittal alignment in early and late phases after total disc replacement: Radiographic follow-up exceeding 2 years - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 688-695

  Ahn, Poong Gi ^a   Kim, Keung Nyun ^a   Moon, Sung Whan ^b   Kim, Keun Su ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjacent segment degeneration; Artificial disc; Cervical spine; Interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73249140328     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.7.SPINE0946     Document Type: Article

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