Multivariate analysis of the neurological outcome of surgery for cervical compressive myelopathy

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 564-573

  Uchida, Kenzo ^a   Nakajima, Hideaki ^a   Sato, Ryuichiro ^a   Kokubo, Yasuo ^a   Yayama, Takafumi ^a   Kobayashi, Shigeru ^a   Baba, Hisatoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONDYLOSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 28244441164     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-005-0953-1     Document Type: Article

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