C5 palsy after laminectomy and posterior cervical fixation for ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 533-535

  Chen, Yu ^a   Chen, Deyu ^a   Wang, Xinwei ^a   Guo, Yongfei ^a   He, Zhimin ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C5 root palsy; Cervical spine; Laminectomy; Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE; X RAY;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PARALYSIS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34948868821     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318042b655     Document Type: Article

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