A retrospective analysis of patient perceived outcomes in patients 55 years and older undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-161

  Gray, Matthew J ^a   Biyani, Ashok ^a   Smith, Asher ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age specific results; Cervical spine disease; Perceived outcome; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRIVING ABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEADACHE; HEALING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP; SOCIAL STATUS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952151752     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31819e31a4     Document Type: Article

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