Laminoplasty improves respiratory function in elderly patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 488-492

  Yanaka, K ^a   Noguchi, S ^a   Asakawa, H ^a   Nose, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Decompression; Laminoplasty; Myelopathy; Respiration

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; LAMINOPLASTY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0034758689     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.41.488     Document Type: Article

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