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The Effect of High-Dose Corticosteroids on Cervical Spinal Fusion by Kingsley R. Chin, Jason Seale, and Vanessa Cumming JBJS Case Connect Volume 3(1):e4 January 9, 2013 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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Preoperative sagittal magnetic resonance image (Case 1) shows a massive herniated intervertebral disc at C5-C6, with severe cord compression and myelomalacia at the level of the herniated disc. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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Sagittal computed tomography scan (Case 1) sixteen months postoperatively shows graft consolidation and confirms fusion. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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Preoperative sagittal magnetic resonance image (Case 2) demonstrates a central disc osteophyte indenting the ventral spinal cord, with spinal stenosis present at C3-C4. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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Sagittal computed tomography scan (Case 2) two months postoperatively confirms fusion. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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