Long-term follow-up review of suspension laminotomy for cervical compression myelopathy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 817-823

  Inoue, Hidenori ^a   Ohmori, Kazuo ^a   Ishida, Yoshihiro ^a   Suzuki, Kazuhiro ^a   Takatsu, Tetsuro ^a  

^a NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

cervical spondylotic myelopathy; laminoplasty; ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; suspension laminotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029832065     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.5.0817     Document Type: Article

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