Expansive laminoplasty as a method for managing cervical multilevel spondylotic myelopathy

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 680-684

  Martin Benlloch, Juan Antonio ^a   Maruenda Paulino, Jose Ignacio ^a   Barra Pla, Amariel ^a   Laguia Garzaran, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Decompression; Laminoplasty; Myelopathy; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0037385722     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000051913.55259.5F     Document Type: Article

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