Cervical laminectomy without fusion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 186-190

  Christensson, Dan ^a   Säveland, Hans ^a   Zygmunt, Stefan ^a   Jonsson, Kjell ^a   Rydholm, Urban ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical spinal instability; Cervical spine surgery; Decompression; Laminectomy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345040799     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.90.2.0186     Document Type: Article

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