The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 193-199, March 2010

Comparison of anterior cervical fusion after two-level discectomy or single-level corpectomy: sagittal alignment, cervical lordosis, graft collapse, and adjacent-level ossification

  • Yung Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 411-360, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 1232, Baeksok St, Ilsan, Goyang 411-360, South Korea. Tel.: (82) 31-900-0270; fax: (82) 31-900-0343.
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  • Takeshi Maeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Spinal Injuries Center, Fukuoka City 820-8508, Japan
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  • Woojin Cho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  • K. Daniel Riew, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA

Received 23 July 2009; received in revised form 27 August 2009; accepted 17 September 2009. published online 22 October 2009.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: WC (research support, Medtronic); KDR (royalties, Biomet, Osprey, Medtronic [$300,000--$375,000]; stock ownership, Osprey, Expanding Orthopedics, Spineology, Spine Medica, Spinal Kinetics, Nexgen Spine, Amedica, Vertiflex, Benvenue, Paradigm Spine, PSD; consulting, Spine Medica; speaking/teaching arrangements, Medtronic; scientific advisory board, Spine Medica; grants, Medtronic; consultant [NASS Annual Meeting], Medtronic).

PII: S1529-9430(09)00961-9

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2009.09.006

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 193-199, March 2010

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