The impact of minimally invasive cervical spine surgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 43-46

  Adamson, Tim E ^a  

^a CAROLINA NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Endoscopy; Laminoforaminotomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL ENDOSCOPIC LAMINOFORAMINOTOMY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SPONDYLOSIS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 3042601979     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2004.1.1.0043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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