Comparison of biomechanical response to surgical procedures used for cervical radiculopathy: Posterior keyhole foraminotomy versus anterior foraminotomy and discectomy versus anterior discectomy with fusion

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-20

  Chen, B H ^a   Natarajan, R N ^a   An, H S ^a   Andersson, G B J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Discectomy; Finite element model; Foraminotomy; Fusion; Laminectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035108678     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200102000-00004     Document Type: Article

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