A new minimally invasive posterior approach for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy: Surgical technique and preliminary results

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 268-273

  Boehm, H ^a   Greiner Perth, R ^a   El Saghir, H ^a   Allam, Y ^a  

^a ZENTRALKLINIK BAD BERKA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Foraminotomy; Minimally invasive posterior approach; Myelopathy; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCLE CELL; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPHYTE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; STENOSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0038817782     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0522-7     Document Type: Article

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