A case of cervical tuberculosis with severe kyphosis treated with a winged expandable cage after double corpectomy.
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In this case report, we demonstrate that the use of a winged expandable cage was able to obtain good clinical and radiological results in a case of cervical tuberculosis with severe kyphosis. However, case series will be necessary to affirm its validity as a stand-alone device for similar cases with high risk of instability.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of spine surgery
دوره 3 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017