Surgical treatment for patients with cervical flexion myelopathy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 33-42

  Kohno, Michihiro ^a   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^b   Ide, Katsuhisa ^b   Yamakawa, Kenta ^b   Saitoh, Tatsuya ^b   Inoue, Kiyoharu ^b  

^a Fuji Brain Institute and Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decompressive surgery; Flexion myelopathy; Hirayama's disease; Juvenile muscle atrophy of unilateral upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032701122     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.91.1.0033     Document Type: Article

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