Upper cervical anterior diskectomy and fusion improves discogenic cervical headaches

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2240-2244

  Schofferman, Jerome ^a,c   Garges, Kim ^b   Goldthwaite, Noel ^c   Koestler, Mary ^c   Libby, Erin ^c  

^a San Francisco Spine Institute   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anteroir cervical diskectomy and fusion; Cervicogenic headache; Headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISKOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037109066     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200210150-00011     Document Type: Article

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