Failed anterior cervical foraminotomy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 126-130

  Hacker, Robert J ^a   Miller, Christopher G ^a  

^a Oregon Neurosurgery Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Discectomy; Foraminotomy; Radiculopathy; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CERVIVAL FORAMINOTOMY; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE ROOT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ANTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY; ARTERY INJURY; EDITORIAL; HORNER SYNDROME; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPHYTE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037344067     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.98.2.0126     Document Type: Article

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