Treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy with a new dorsolateral decompressive procedure

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 178-185

  Hidai, Yohei ^a   Ebara, Sohei ^b   Kamimura, Mikio ^b   Tateiwa, Yutaka ^b   Itoh, Hidehiro ^b   Kinoshita, Tetsuya ^b   Takaoka, Kunio ^b   Ohtsuka, Kuniyoshi ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical compressive myelopathy; Dorsolateral decompressive surgery; Unilateral laminectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032949555     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.90.2.0178     Document Type: Article

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