Comparison of clinical and radiographic outcome in instrumented anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with or without direct uncovertebral joint decompression

Spine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 629-635

  Shen, Francis H ^a   Samartzis, Dino ^a   Khanna, Nitin ^a   Goldberg, Edward J ^a   An, Howard S ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Fusion; Outcome; Radiculopathy; Spondylosis; Uncovertebral joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK PAIN; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SMOKING HABIT; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8644290991     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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