Long-term results of the anterior floating method for cervical myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-248

  Matsuoka, Tadashi ^a   Yamaura, Isakichi ^a   Kurosa, Yoshiro ^a   Nakai, Osamu ^a   Shindo, Shigeo ^a   Shinomiya, Kenichi ^b  

^a Kudanzaka Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior decompression; Anterior floating method; Cervical spine; Long term result; Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035252087     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200102010-00008     Document Type: Article

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