Anterior vertebral artery decompression with an ultrasonic bone curette to treat bow hunter's syndrome

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-303

  Kim, K ^a   Isu, T ^b   Morimoto, D ^a   Kominami, S ^a   Kobayashi, S ^a   Teramoto, A ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KUSHIRO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior decompression; Bow hunter's syndrome; Cervical; Ultrasonic bone curette

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOW HUNTER SYNDROME; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIZZINESS; HEAD MOVEMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

AXIS; CURETTAGE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISSECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 40849087797     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-1491-8     Document Type: Article

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