Radiologic Findings and Risk Factors of Adjacent Segment Degeneration after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion : A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study with 3-Year Follow-Up Using MRI |
Ahn, Sang-Soak
(Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
So, Wan-Soo (Department of Neurosurgery, 21 Century Hospital) Ku, Min-Geun (Department of Neurosurgery, 21 Century Hospital) Kim, Sang-Hyeon (Department of Radiology, Dong-A University Medical Center) Kim, Dong-Won (Department of Radiology, Dong-A University Medical Center) Lee, Byung-Hun (Department of Neurosurgery, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital) |
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