Anterior floating method for cervical myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 359, Issue , 1999, Pages 27-34

  Yamaura, Isakichi ^a,b   Kurosa, Yoshiro ^a   Matuoka, Tadashi ^a   Shindo, Shigeo ^a  

^a Kudanzaka Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSSIFICATION; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032985653     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199902000-00004     Document Type: Article

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