The use of titanium mesh cages in the reconstruction of anterior column defects in active spinal infections: Can we rest the crest?

Asian Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-161

  Sundararaj, Gabriel David ^a   Amritanand, Rohit ^a   Venkatesh, Krishnan ^a   Arockiaraj, Justin ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anterior column reconstruction; Discitis; Thoracolumbar spine; Titanium cage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859489720     PISSN: 19761902     EISSN: 19767846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2011.5.3.155     Document Type: Article

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