Results of surgical treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy: Anterior cervical corpectomy and stabilization

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 2493-2500

  Sevki, Kabak ^a,b   Mehmet, Tezer ^c   Ufuk, Talu ^d   Azmi, Hamzaoglu ^c   Mercan, Sarier ^c   Erkal, Bilen ^c  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Orthoped and Traumatol Department   (Turkey)

^c FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical corpectomy; Cervical laminectomy; Cervical myelopathy; Cervical spine; Cervical spondylosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CERVICAL CORPECTOMY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BLADDER DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; TITANIUM MESH CAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WALKING;

AGED; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 14844361551     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000145412.93407.c3     Document Type: Article

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