Minimally invasive 2-level posterior cervical foraminotomy: Preliminary clinical results

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-24

  Holly, Langston T ^a   Moftakhar, Parham ^a   Khoo, Larry T ^a   Wang, Jeffrey C ^a   Shamie, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Foraminotomy; Invasive; Minimally; Posterior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE 2 LEVEL POSTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846877571     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211254.98002.80     Document Type: Article

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