Laminoplasty: a review of its role in compressive cervical myelopathy

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Hale, James J ^a   Gruson, Konrad I ^a   Spivak, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Cervical spine; Laminoplasty; Nerve palsy; Posterior approach; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; JOINT LIMITATION; KYPHOSIS; LAMINOPLASTY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LORDOSIS; MEDLINE; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WORK EXPERIENCE;

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NECK PAIN; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CURVATURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750631548     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.12.032     Document Type: Review

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