Percutaneous multilevel decompressive laminectomy, foraminotomy, and instrumented fusion for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and myelopathy: Assessment of feasibility and surgical technique

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 514-520

  Scheufler, Kai Michael ^a   Kirsch, Eberhard ^a  

^a KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Foraminotomy; Laminectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Pedicle screw; Translaminar screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORAMINOTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK PAIN; NURICK SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; RADICULOPATHY; RATING SCALE; RETRACTOR; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 35948991474     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/11/514     Document Type: Article

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