Preservation of C7 spinous process does not influence the long-term outcome after laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 362-365

  Higashino, K ^a   Katoh, S ^a   Sairyo, K ^a   Sakai, T ^a   Kosaka, H ^a   Yasui, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548277906     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-005-0062-y     Document Type: Article

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