Long-term results over 10 years of anterior corpectomy and fusion for multilevel cervical myelopathy

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1568-1574

  Ikenaga, Minoru ^a   Shikata, Jitsuhiko ^b   Tanaka, Chiaki ^a  

^a KYOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Yawata Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior corpectomy and fusion; Cervical myelopathy; Fibular strut graft; Long term result; Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEASUREMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745238393     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000221985.37468.0f     Document Type: Article

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