Simultaneous cervical and lumbar surgery for combined symptomatic cervical and lumbar spinal stenoses

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-232

  Naderi, Sait ^a   Mertol, Tansu ^a   Long, Don M ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Combined stenosis; Lumbar spine; Simultaneous surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036069439     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200206000-00011     Document Type: Article

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