Results of posterior cervical foraminotomy for treatment of cervical spondylitic radiculopathy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-43

  Grieve, J P ^a,b   Kitchen, N D ^a   Moore, A J ^a   Marsh, H T ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b ATKINSON MORLEY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Posterior cervical foraminotomy; Radiculopathy; Spondylitic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NERVE SURGERY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034102465     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690042898     Document Type: Article

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