The Treatment of Certain Cervical-Spine Disorders by Anterior Removal of the Intervertebral Disc and Interbody Fusion

J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1958 · Classic · cited 1,869 times

George W. Smith, Robert A. Robinson

Spine

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis classic 1958 paper by Smith and Robinson describes anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion for treating certain cervical spine disorders.
Abstract, as published

The Treatment of Certain Cervical-Spine Disorders by Anterior Removal of the Intervertebral Disc and Interbody Fusion GEORGE SMITH;ROBERT ROBINSON; The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

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