Multisegmental cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Anterior vs posterior approach

Neurology India

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-285

  Jain, Subodh K ^a   Salunke, Pravin ^a   Vyas, K H ^a   Behari, Sanjay S ^a   Banerji, Deepu ^a   Jain, Vijendra K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Laminoplasty; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSSIFIED POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27344435061     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.16923     Document Type: Article

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