Spinal cord morphology and dynamics during cervical laminoplasty: Evaluation with intraoperative sonography

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2306-2309

  Mihara, Hisanori ^a   Kondo, Soichi ^a   Takeguchi, Hidefumi ^a   Kohno, Motonori ^a   Hachiya, Masashi ^a  

^a Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical laminoplasty; Intraoperative sonography; Spinal cord dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; DYNAMICS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC RECOVERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS;

EID: 34848869072     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318155784d     Document Type: Article

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