Clinical outcomes after cervical spine fusion.
The advent of sterile technique, modern anesthesia, and organized industrial society have allowed for great advances and widespread use of cervical arthrodesis for a variety of disorders. This article defines expected outcome for cervical arthrodesis used to treat degenerative disease, trauma, deformity, and a variety of other disorders.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
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D001860:Bone Plates; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome