Effectiveness of titanium mesh cylindrical cages in anterior column reconstruction after thoracic and lumbar vertebral body resection.

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Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on May 01, 2003

Authors

Marcel F Dvorak1, Brian K Kwon, Charles G Fisher, Henry L Eiserloh, Michael Boyd, Peter C Wing

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Canada. mdvorak@vanhosp.bc.ca

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