Anterior decompression for myelopathy resulting from thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1070-1076

  Hanai, Kenji ^a   Ogikubo, Osamu ^a   Miyashita, Tokuo ^a  

^a Moriyama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior decompression; Myelopathy; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OSSIFICATION; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037092874     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200205150-00012     Document Type: Article

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