Surgical management of cervical myelopathy dealing with the cervical-thoracic junction

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Lapsiwala, Samir ^a   Benzel, Edward ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical laminectomy; Cervical myelopathy; Cervicothoracic fusion; Cervicothoracic junction; Fusion; Length of fusion

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33750631110     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.05.008     Document Type: Review

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