Intraoperative electroneurography in the assessment of the level of operation for cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the elderly

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-

  Tani, T ^a   Ishida, K ^a   Ushida, T ^a   Yamamato, H ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION;

EID: 0343619434     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.82B2 .10257     Document Type: Article

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