Comparison of titanium and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages in the surgical treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A prospective, randomized, control study with over 7-year follow-up

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1539-1546

  Chen, Yu ^a   Wang, Xinwei ^a   Lu, Xuhua ^a   Yang, Lili ^a   Yang, Haisong ^a   Yuan, Wen ^a   Chen, Deyu ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; PEEK; Titanium

Indexed keywords

POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TITANIUM CAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KETONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879941659     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2772-y     Document Type: Article

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