Anterior cervical arthrodesis using a "stand alone" cylindrical titanium cage: Prospective analysis of radiographic parameters

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1545-1550

  Kolstad, Frode ^a,b   Nygaard, Øystein P ^b,c   Andresen, Hege ^b,c   Leivseth, Gunnar ^b,c,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d St Ol v University Hospital ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

ACDF; cervical fusion; cylindrical cage; disc height; displacement; kyphosis; stand alone cage

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CYLINDRICAL TITANIUM CAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 77954985379     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d259c1     Document Type: Article

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