Postoperative changes of spinal curvature and range of motion in adult patients with cervical spinal cord tumors: Analysis of 51 cases and review of the literature

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-182

  Asazuma, Takashi ^a   Nakamura, Masaya ^b   Matsumoto, Mario ^b   Chibo, Kazuhiro ^b   Toyama, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Range of motion; Spinal cord tumor; Spinal curvature; Surgical methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER SURGERY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANGE OF MOTION;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2942517573     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200406000-00003     Document Type: Review

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