Utility of Routine Outpatient Cervical Spine Imaging Following Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
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Utility of Routine Outpatient Cervical Spine Imaging Following Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
BACKGROUND Construct failure is an uncommon but well-recognized complication following anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF). In order to screen for these complications, many centers routinely image patients at outpatient visits following surgery. There remains, however, little data on the utility of such imaging. METHODS The electronic medical record of all patients undergoing anter...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.387