Five-year outcome of stand-alone fusion using carbon cages in cervical disc arthrosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Marotta, N ^a   Landi, A ^a   Tarantino, R ^a   Mancarella, C ^a   Ruggeri, A ^a   Delfini, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACDF; Adjacent segment degeneration; Carbon fiber cage; Fusion

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON FIBER CAGE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLODISCOARTHROSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERBODY FUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICRODISCECTOMY; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; X RAY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956288666     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1747-0     Document Type: Article

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