Endoscopic foraminotomy using MED system in cadaveric specimens

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 260-264

  Roh, Sung Woo ^a   Kim, Daniel H ^a   Cardoso, Alberto C ^a   Fessler, Richard G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical disc herniation; Foraminal stenosis; MED system; Posterior cervical foraminotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GUIDE WIRE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYELOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0343066742     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200001150-00019     Document Type: Article

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