Anterior corpectomy or multilevel discectomy

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 382-390

  Glattes, R Chris ^b   Taylor, Brett ^a   Riew, K Daniel ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical corpectomy; Cervical discectomy; Myelopathy; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CORPECTOMY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042710834     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013611-200209000-00014     Document Type: Review

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