Circumspinal decompression with dekyphosis stabilization for thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-46

  Kawahara, Norio ^a   Tomita, Katsuro ^a   Murakami, Hideki ^a   Hato, Taizo ^a   Demura, Satoru ^a   Sekino, Yoichi ^a   Nasu, Wataru ^a   Fujimaki, Yoshiyasu ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circumspinal decompression; Dekyphosis; Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament; Thoracic myelopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 37649008449     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815e3911     Document Type: Article

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