The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38 , January 2009

Impact of surgical approach on complications and resource utilization of cervical spine fusion: a nationwide perspective to the surgical treatment of diffuse cervical spondylosis

  • Mohammed F. Shamji, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurosurgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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  • Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center 3807, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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  • Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center 3807, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • ,
  • Sean Tackett, BS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center 3807, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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  • Christopher Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center 3807, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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  • Robert E. Isaacs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center 3807, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3807 Durham, NC 27710, USA. Tel.: (919) 668-5241; fax: (919) 66881-5095.

Received 27 January 2008 ,Accepted 20 July 2008.

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 There was no external funding received for this study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.07.005

The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38 , January 2009

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