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Comparative study between Plate-Graff, Plate-Cage and PEEK cage in cervical spine fusion

Reyes-Sánchez, AA; Estrada-Gómez, JA; Zarate-Kalfopulus, B; García, C; Alpizar-Aguirre, A; Rosales-Olivares, LM.

Acta ortop. mex; 32 (4), 2018

Abstract: Objective: To compare results of Plate-Graff, Plate-Cage and PEEK cage in patients with cervical stenosis. Material and methods: Prospective, with before and after intervention and comparative study. From January 2005 to October 2011 we included 37 patients (male: 48.6%, female: 51.4%) post...

Benzofenonas, Vértebras Cervicales, Discectomía/instrumentación, Cetonas, Polietilenglicoles, Polímeros, Estudios Prospectivos, Estudios Retrospectivos, Fusión Vertebral/instrumentación, Resultado del Tratamiento

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Dysphagia Incidence after Outpatient Anterior Cervical Surgery Using Instrumentation versus No Instrumentation

ABSTRACT Objective: Dysphagia is a relatively common occurrence in the postoperative period following anterior cervical surgery, with some indicating rates as high as 79%. In most cases, it remains only a transient phenomenon. The cause has been debated, with most speculating injury to nerves in the swa...