A new surgical technique: Open-window corpectomy in the treatment of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and advanced cervical spondylosis: Technical note

Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1481-1486

  Özer, A Fahir ^a   Öktenoǧlu, B Tunç ^a   Sarioǧlu, Ali Çetin ^a  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spondylosis; Open window corpectomy; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344771006     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199912000-00046     Document Type: Article

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