title: Anterior cervical fusion: the case for fusion without plating.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Branch
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome