Operative treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1619-1640

  Rao, Raj D ^a   Gourab, Krishnaj ^a   David, Kenny S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33745713039     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00014     Document Type: Review

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