Limited oblique corpectomy for treatment of ossified posterior longitudinal ligament

Neurology India

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 280-282

  Goel, A ^a   Pareikh, S ^b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Corpectomy; Ossified posterior longitudinal ligament; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CORPECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OSSIFIED POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 27344456298     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.16922     Document Type: Article

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