Pathomechanism of myelopathy and surgical results of laminoplasty in elderly patients with cervical spondylosis

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 2209-2214

  Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu ^a   Kanamori, Masahiko ^b   Ishihara, Hirokazu ^b   Ohmori, Kazuo ^b   Abe, Yumiko ^b   Kimura, Tomoatsu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Elderly patients; En bloc laminoplasty

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LAMINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141557681     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000085029.65713.B0     Document Type: Review

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