Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229 , December 2006

Postarthrodesis Cervical Stenosis: Incidence, Etiology, and Surgical Options

  • Mark E. Wilcox, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
    • ,
  • Ross R. Moquin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY.
    • ,
  • Faheem A. Sandhu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Faheem A. Sandhu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, 7 PHC, Washington, DC 20007.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2006.09.007

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229 , December 2006

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