Systematic review of anterior interbody fusion techniques for single- and double-level cervical degenerative disc disease

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2011, Pages

  Jacobs, Wilco ^a   Willems, Paul C ^b   Kruyt, Moyo ^c   Van Limbeek, Jacques ^d   Anderson, Patricia G ^d   Pavlov, Paul ^d   Bartels, Ronald ^e   Oner, Cumhur ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d Sint Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Degenerative disc disease; Interbody fusion; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FUSION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960001019     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31821cbba5     Document Type: Review

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