Radiologic assessment of spinal fusion

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 694-703

  Selby, Michael Derrick ^a   Clark, Simon Richard ^a   Hall, David John ^a   Freeman, Brian J C ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE PROSTHESIS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSTEREOMETRIC ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPINE; SPINE FUSION;

BONE SUBSTITUTES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOSTEREOMETRIC ANALYSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84869137261     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-20-11-694     Document Type: Review

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